Rage Quitting Your Life (We’ve All Been There)
Recently, I was working on a project with a friend when we hit a bump in the road. In the middle of it, she paused and said, “I don’t want to rage quit.”
I felt that in my body.
Because I’ve been there. Many times.
Moments where something felt uncomfortable, frustrating, or misaligned—and instead of staying with it, I made a decision from that emotional wave. I walked away. I shut down. I told myself a story about why it wasn’t right.
And in those moments, I wasn’t choosing from clarity.
I wasn’t choosing from my heart.
I wasn’t holding the bigger vision of my life.
I was choosing from a temporary state.
This is not a failure. It’s human.
When we’re upset, our system narrows. Our perspective tightens. The part of us that reacts becomes louder than the part of us that knows.
From a physiological perspective, this makes sense. When we’re activated, we’re not operating from the same place as when we’re grounded and regulated. Our access to deeper wisdom—what we might call the “heart,” or our inner knowing—is simply not as available.
So the question becomes:
Who is making your decisions?
Is it the part of you that is activated in the moment?
Or the part of you that is rooted, steady, and connected to what truly matters?
There is a quiet strength in learning to pause.
To feel what’s there—without handing it the steering wheel.
To recognize, “This is a moment. Not a conclusion.”
To let the wave move through before deciding what comes next.
This is where empowerment lives.
Not in never feeling frustration or anger.
But in not letting those moments define the direction of your life.
And this is not something we’re meant to do alone.
Because when you’re in it—when you’re activated—it can be incredibly difficult to access that grounded place on your own. The reactive voice can feel convincing. Urgent. True.
This is why support matters.
This is why being in a circle matters.
Because other women can help hold the bigger picture when you temporarily lose sight of it.
They can reflect you back to yourself.
They can remind you of what you said you wanted—before the wave came through.
As we move into summer, there is an invitation here.
An opportunity to slow down.
To reconnect with that centered place inside of you.
To listen—not to the loudest voice—but to the truest one.
On Saturday, June 20, we’ll gather for a one-day Rooted Wisdom Summer Retreat.
We’ll spend time in nature.
We’ll sit in circle.
We’ll reflect on what you want your summer to hold—not from urgency or reaction, but from alignment.
Together, we’ll support one another in setting intentions from that deeper place—your true North.
The place that knows what matters.
The place that doesn’t disappear when things get hard.
Because an empowered life isn’t about controlling your emotions.
It’s about learning which part of you gets to choose.
If this speaks to something in you, you’re warmly invited to join us.
