A Letter for May: A Month for Shedding, Softening, and Starting Again

May 21

This one’s for the quiet in-between — the part of the story no one claps for, but that changes everything.

If your nervous system has been flickering between what now? and what next?, you’re not alone. May has rolled in like an old friend who’s suddenly grown up — familiar but different. Still soft in tone, but carrying the weight of deeper truths. And if you’re finding yourself needing more rest, more honesty, more space between you and the noise — I see you. This month is asking us to listen closer, not just to the world around us, but to the quiet pulse within.

Across sessions, I keep hearing versions of the same soul whisper:

“I don’t know who I’m becoming, but I know I can’t keep pretending it’s fine.”

There’s a collective tired here — not just physically, but emotionally. The kind that comes from holding it together for too long, from showing up in rooms that never truly saw you, from chasing clarity in a culture obsessed with productivity.

And at the same time, something else is unfolding.

There’s a return to truth happening. A release of the roles we performed to feel safe or loved. A brave beginning.

Social media is swelling with posts about soft living, nervous system healing, and “de-influencing” the hustle. And it’s not just a trend — it’s a signal. So many of us are craving depth over dopamine, presence over pressure, meaning over metrics. Even the people who used to feel most comfortable being “fine” are now saying, “I actually want more.”

This May feels like we’re sitting on the threshold of a chapter that demands more internal alignment than external validation. And maybe you're feeling the tension between the old stories that once helped you survive… and the new truths that are asking you to live.

If you've been:

grieving dreams that didn’t unfold the way you planned,
protecting a quiet hope that still wants to live inside you,
navigating complicated goodbyes or even more complicated beginnings,
you are right on time.

This season is about sacred disruption. Shedding. Returning.

And not necessarily with a big, loud bang — but in the way you decide to leave the group chat you no longer have energy for. In the way you start saying “maybe later” instead of a default yes. In the way you let the soft parts of you breathe again.

The undercurrent right now is one of emotional truth-telling. The kind that hums below the surface of every “I’m okay” text. The kind that reshapes the way we relate, work, love, and create. It’s deep work. It’s subtle. But it matters.

So here’s your gentle reminder:
You don’t have to feel ready to start choosing differently.
You just have to feel real.

Real is enough.

You’re allowed to be in transition — between the version of you that made sense and the one that makes you feel free.

And maybe freedom starts with one honest pause.
One reworked boundary.
One moment where you say, “This is not enough for me anymore.”

I’m proud of you.
I’m with you.
We’re all walking each other home in our own way.

Take what you need, leave what you don’t.

With so much love,
Abby

What part of me have I been silencing to keep the peace, perform stability, or avoid discomfort?
What would it sound like if I gave her the mic this month?