How do you know your inner critic is speaking and why does it get louder in midlife? Can we have a different conversation with our inner critic that helps us stop second guessing and measuring our performance to expectations? In this piece, I share a reflection from a recent experience on safari in Africa, and what the wisdom of nature can teach us about self-judgement.

There’s often a moment in midlife—in the middle of everything you’ve built—that can feel surprisingly… disorienting. Things that once felt clear start to blur. Roles that once defined you begin to shift. Questions you didn’t expect to be asking quietly enter the room: What do I want now? Who am I, outside of everything I’ve been? Where do I even begin? No one really prepares us for this part. When we’re younger, we imagine that by this age, things will feel settled. Figured