Welcome to this Midlife tribe, friend!

I’m Whitney, and I’m glad you’re here.

I write about Midlife things (in all my free time, obviously) because it keeps me grounded during this season of constantly operating somewhere between super-responsible and overwhelmed-but-whatever.

Literally, that’s what I write about on the regular:

Navigating. All. The. Midlife. Things.

Like how things never stop, and how much for me the giving and receiving of grace is central to navigating all the Midlife things.

I write because storytelling connects us.

I write because it’s cathartic and because it builds community.

And I write because it matters.

You matter.

See, the coolest part of my tiny SoVeryWhitney corner of the internet is, without question, you.

Each of you. And all of you.

Because when I share stories about the particular travesty of high school Spanish (which did not kill us), or how the central conversation with my 19 year old is the next-level ridiculousness of EVEN THINKING ABOUT owning a motorcycle (which likely would), someone somewhere who is funneling comfort calories over their own personal drama reaches out and says SAME HERE, SISTER.

When I write about the themes of grief and gratitude that are ever-present and intertwined in my life, someone somewhere who has been holding their breath about some private trial senses enough affirmation to actually exhale.

And when I write about how my faith informs my approach to both my wholeness and my brokenness, someone somewhere feels safe enough to quietly embrace their own vulnerabilities, or so I am told.

At any rate, I don’t fix Midlife things here.

I unpack them.

Without apology.

Because Midlife is always relentless, often irreverent and sometimes (okay A LOT of the time) hilarious.

It is all the labels all the time.

It is grief and gratitude, brokenness and wholeness, and it is literally ALL THE THINGS in between.

And I believe living Midlife is absolutely something we should talk about out loud - and even celebrate - more.

So thanks for being here. Thanks for reading.

And thanks for being in community as we navigate all things misadventurous and insightful about Midlife, mostly with grace.