Woman-in-Progress (W.I.P)
This epiphany happened in 2020 at the heart of my BECOMING…
While I was finishing up my intuitive coach training, we were to giving a presentation about ourselves and our client avatar. It was the first time that I was going to introduce myself as a coach and guide. Man was that ever hard! Feeling the pull was one thing…to say it out loud to others was challenging and sometimes still is. I asked to go first so I could “get it over with”! LOL
It really made sense to me though…I always seem to take the pressure off of any situation or project when I say it’s ok-it’s a work in progress! Like…let’s just do the best we can. We let time do it’s thing and we are more accepting and understanding. Then I thought “why can’t I be a work in progress”!?
It was a lightbulb moment—a quiet kind of liberation…an opening.
It gave me permission to:
Release the illusion of perfection
Let go of timelines I invented to prove I was enough
Stop letting shame and guilt drive the bus
Meet myself with compassion, curiosity, and grace
So what is a Woman in Progress? Not only is she amazingly resilient and resourceful, she isn’t waiting any longer until she’s “done” to live, love, or lead.
She shows up in process, as she is—honestly, imperfectly, and with an open heart. She is learning how to serve her needs first so she can show up in the world the way she really wants to. She is whole no matter what age and stage of life she is in.
And yes, sometimes it takes a reminder…or two😉
This biggest thing about a woman in progress is AWARENESS and ACCEPTANCE that life doesn’t have to be THIS or THAT it can be BOTH AND. Meaning, she isn’t either healing or happy- she can be both!
She can be curious and cautious. She can be intuitive and feel fear. She can be anchored and uprooted.
The Woman-in-progress Manifesto:
Who is she?
She is more curious and less serious — and actively releasing why she became so serious.
She is aware, and knows that awareness is the first step to healing and transformation.
She understands that being vulnerable is 100% a strength.
She is a lifelong learner and teacher.
She is learning to release debilitating perfectionism, comparison, and self-judgment.
She is practicing allowing her heart, soul, and intuition to take the lead in her life.
She knows that needing to have it all “figured out” is a myth.
She is overcoming the need to justify her existence.
She wants to stop being a fixer, people pleaser, and “over-functioner.”
She is transforming from a human doing to a human being.
She likes the sound of the statement, “You are not responsible for the happiness and well-being of everyone else.”
In fact, her shoulders start to dance at the thought of it.
She is healing the parts of her that say she is not enough, not worthy, and undeserving.
She knows the only thing constant in life is change — and the moon.
She accepts she is evolving, transforming, healing, becoming, and remembering who she really is on a daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly basis — at the speed of life.
She quietly and intentionally challenges the societally accepted stereotypes of women.
She is looking for another way… a better way to live and be — all while honoring her nervous system.
She is starting to adopt a vocabulary that feels good in the mind, body, and soul.
While releasing (perceived) control and surrendering to what is, she is cultivating personal power and a sense of agency.
She is following her calling, even when it’s not making logical sense — yet it feels right in her body and soul, and her intuition is telling her to keep going in that direction.
She is accepting all parts of herself with radical acceptance.
All parts — both the light and the shadowy ones.
She is becoming aware that she needs all parts of herself to feel whole and live an authentic, peaceful, and fulfilled life.
She is feeling more and more comfortable knowing she is a spiritual being having a human experience — and that humans have the amazing capacity to feel a wide range of necessary emotions.
They are all meant for our highest good.
She is letting go and embracing at the same time.
She is honoring the light and the dark — and learning to balance them within her and around her.
She trusts that with contrast comes clarity.
She believes “tower moments” are moments of opportunity.
She strives to flourish and thrive authentically in each stage, cycle, and season of her life.
She is learning that there is no searching for anything — she is living her purpose in each moment, and as she transforms and evolves, so does her purpose and mission.
She is calling out and defying ageism.
She plays with words and uses them as her medicine.
She is learning about forgiveness and using it as her superpower — her healing agent.
She recognizes and accepts that being a work in progress is absolutely beautiful and messy at the same time.
She is trusting herself and the journey she is on.
She is authentic.
She is enough and worthy of all that she desires.
She is reclaiming and redefining — on all levels.
May she inspire others to become the leader in their own life.
This idea of a woman in progress has shaped me, my work and my message to fellow woman. If it resonates, stick around. I have so much more to share!
“She is Is more curious and less serious and releasing why she became so serious.”