Everything is Liminal

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Post-career midlife

A paradigm shift: am I not ambitious enough?
Two years into this post-career life, a reflection on privilege, growth, and ambition.
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Jenna Park
Stress can kill you. All the ways our body sends signals.
As we sit in the space of transitions, how do we grieve for the person we once were while accepting the person we are now?
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Jenna Park
Metamorphosis and the state of wintering
I'm in my creative hibernation era.
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Jenna Park
Can we talk about this horrendous job market?
Employment in your 50s is a wild ride—but so is starting out as a recent college graduate. Sometimes, we're even competing for the same jobs.
My career ambitions have left the building
Grind culture is bullshit. Learning how to do nothing is bliss.
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Jenna Park
In the bloom of spring, life doesn't stay stuck forever
Life breathes back in—and with it changes, decisions, and managing multiple streams of income.
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Jenna Park
The moment I finally called myself a writer
In the midst of my most liminal time, I am finding my voice.
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Jenna Park
Leaving Instagram, and a newsletter about writing newsletters
It's okay if we outgrow the apps we've been using for years.
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Jenna Park
How is anyone affording life right now?
This week I talk about money, because the only way I was able to leave my career was to change my relationship with it.
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Jenna Park
Where discomfort meets growth
January was a month of doing nothing. I learn to be ok with this.
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Jenna Park
An end to a career
Saying goodbye to a 25+ year career and giving myself permission to follow my curiosity.
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Jenna Park
Slowing down doesn't mean getting left behind
Notes from sabbatical, nearly one year later.
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Jenna Park
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