The Midlife Butterfly Journal

There’s a moment in midlife where everything begins to shift — but not all at once.

For me, it started quietly. I thought I was just tired. I didn’t want to go out anymore. I made excuses, like “I’m ...

There’s a familiar scene that keeps repeating in my life lately:

A small room. A half-zipped backpack. My laptop balancing on a bed or a makeshift desk. A passport pouch tucked safely away, checked o...

Fear has a way of creeping in when we least expect it, urging us to retreat, to remain in the familiar, to avoid stepping into the unknown. Midlife often brings these moments to the forefront—whether ...

A few years ago, a friend asked me a question that stuck with me:

“Do you feel guilty… for not feeling guilty enough?”

I laughed out loud at first, but the truth was, that question struck a chord. I...

Standing in a tiny boulangerie in France at just 11 years old, I felt a spark of independence ignite within me.

I mustered all the courage I had to order a baguette in French. The thrill of being und...