Everything is Liminal

Everything is Liminal

Post-career midlife

Life is both short and long, but we still have time
There is no ageism in art.
 • Jenna Park
Too young to retire, too old to get hired
So. Is this retirement? Everyone says pivot, but to what?
 • Jenna Park
On life after relevance
Too young to be old and too old to be young.
 • Jenna Park
A paradigm shift: am I not ambitious enough?
Two years into this post-career life, a reflection on privilege, growth, and ambition.
 • 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?
 • Jenna Park
Metamorphosis and the state of wintering
I'm in my creative hibernation era.
 • 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.
 • 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.
 • Jenna Park
The moment I finally called myself a writer
In the midst of my most liminal time, I am finding my voice.
 • Jenna Park
Leaving Instagram, and a newsletter about writing newsletters
It's okay if we outgrow the apps we've been using for years.
 • 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.
 • Jenna Park
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