“Perceiving a higher path” was a term I learned from Jessie during my first ever interview for Conversations from the Trenches: Butterflies Becoming
With A Wider Lens coming up for me and Sasha’s thing this weekend, I thought it would be good to share a bit more of my story—especially for those who prefer to listen than read. This gets a bit raw at times; ya’ll know I don’t mind getting vulnerable.
At one point, I say I don’t have the same hang-ups as most people. I didn’t mean to say I don’t have hang-ups, but that even my hang-ups are heterodox. Haha! I just have different hang-ups.
I also need to correct something I said about not marrying until my 30s. One of the adventures in my 20s was a marriage that sometimes I forget about! My husband (who I met while working in wilderness therapy as described in this episode) and father to my children is who I married in my 30s. We’re celebrating our 19th anniversary next month.
Grandma (my mom) joined my son and me on our travels this summer that I reference in the conversation, after my daughter’s 18th bday—and that was such a treat and factored into the mindset shift. I talk a bit about that trip in my update to What Hurts Most.
I also mention my “other Substack” which is SM’s Essential Concepts. Additional pieces/episodes I reference in this conversation:
Two pieces I wrote around her 18th birthday:
Lastly, a HUGE thank you to Jessie Mannisto, Founder and Editor-in-Chief at Third Factor Magazine!! Thank you for your insightful questions and for ensuring this got to be the episode that bears this title! You planted the seed that a higher path was possible, and I’ll be forever grateful.
There’s so much fodder in here and I can see myself extending some of the thought threads in future essays. If you have any questions that you’d like answered, please put them in the comments—or come to Sasha’s Q&A on Sunday!
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