lil' bird · journal

Writing for people in transition.

Reads on the stuck, foggy, in-between seasons: quarter-life crisis, career change, identity, and finding a next step that feels like yours.

Transitions

Feeling Stuck in Your Late Twenties? Why It Happens and How to Move

Over half of young adults hit a quarter-life crisis. Why it happens, and the three kinds of "stuck" that need different answers.

Identity

"On Paper My Life Looks Fine, But It Doesn't Feel Like Mine"

When your life looks good outside but feels off inside, it doesn't make you ungrateful. Here's what that feeling is telling you.

Career

Career Change at 30: How to Decide Without Blowing Up Your Life

Add up the cost of staying as well as leaving, and test a new direction before you leap.

Coaching

Coaching vs Therapy: Which One Do You Actually Need Right Now?

The difference in plain English, and when coaching is the wrong tool.

Decisions

How to Make a Big Decision When You Can't Stop Overthinking It

Why more analysis stopped helping, and how to get your gut and your reasoning working together.

Identity

What Is an Identity Crisis in Your Twenties (and How to Work Through One)

What happens when the self you were handed stops fitting, and how to build one you choose.

Decisions

Stuck Between Two Paths? A Simple Way to Find Clarity

When two options look equal on paper, you're really choosing which part of yourself to trust. Three questions to help.

Coaching

How Do You Know You're Ready for Life Coaching?

Signs you're ready, and signs something else might help more first.