There’s a moment — usually in the middle of something ordinary — when we catch ourselves wondering if we’re still the same woman we were a year ago.
Or even a month ago.
Sometimes it hits while we’re unloading the dishwasher.
Sometimes it arrives in the quiet after bedtime.
Sometimes it’s a single breath that feels different than the one before.
Awakening doesn’t always look like a glow-up or a sudden breakthrough.
Often it begins as a subtle shift — one we can feel before we can name.
If you’ve been sensing something changing within you, here are a few quiet signs you might already be awakening… even if you’re not calling it that yet:
1. Life feels familiar but slightly out of focus.
You’re still moving through the motions — work, kids, routines — but there’s a softness around the edges, like you’re noticing yourself in the middle of it all.
2. You long for “more,” but it isn’t material.
It’s not a bigger house or a new job.
It’s more aliveness. More honesty. More yourself.
3. Your inner questions have gotten louder.
Even if you don’t say them out loud: Is this it? Is this me? What am I actually craving?
4. Your coping mechanisms feel tired.
Over-functioning, overthinking, over-giving — none of it hits the way it used to. Your system is asking for something gentler.
5. You feel both grateful and unsettled.
This duality used to confuse you… now it just feels like the truth of being a woman who’s shifting.
6. You’re craving deeper conversations.
Surface-level talk drains you. You want connection that feels real, grounding and nourishing.
7. Your body is whispering messages.
A heaviness. A sigh you didn’t know you were holding. A tightness that loosens only when you slow down.
8. You’re noticing beauty again.
The light on your kitchen bench.
The way your child laughs.
The stillness of early morning.
It’s touching you differently.
9. Your life still “fits,” but something in you feels bigger.
Even the routines you love feel a little small on certain days. Something is stretching inside you.
10. You’re starting to believe you’re not actually broken.
You can feel a quiet knowing returning — the one that whispers, You’re changing, not failing.
Awakening rarely announces itself.
It unfolds in whispers.
In tension.
In tenderness.
If any of these signs feel familiar, you’re not imagining it.
You’re becoming more you — slowly, intentionally, beautifully.
Take your time.
Take your breath.
Take the next small step that softens you.
This is the beginning.
And we’re walking the path together.
Rhian xx
