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With Gratitude

Welcome to With Gratitude, a lifestyle blog dedicated to inspiring individuals to live creatively and authentically. Our mission is to cultivate a colorful community that celebrates personal growth, creativity, and meaningful living. Here, you'll find a rich tapestry of content, from empowering stories of women creatives to practical tips on embracing your artistic journey.

The Questions I Was Afraid to Ask Myself for the woman quietly unraveling... and quietly rebuilding.

Kristen Mann April 24, 2025

There comes a moment—quiet, heavy, sometimes disguised as a breakdown—where a woman realizes she’s been living by roles, expectations, and routines that no longer reflect who she really is.

It doesn’t happen all at once.
Sometimes it’s triggered by silence that feels too loud.
Sometimes it’s by watching yourself perform one more day as the “good woman,” the “reliable one,” the “strong friend”—when inside, you're quietly aching for softness, freedom, and truth.

That moment is sacred.

It doesn’t mean you’re falling apart. It means you’re coming home.

This blog isn’t for everyone.
It’s for the woman who’s been too polite to ask what she really wants.
Too faithful to question why she feels spiritually alone.
Too busy to grieve what she lost while holding everyone else up.

If that’s you, I’ve created something gentle but powerful—
a tool not for “fixing” you, but for hearing you again.

Here are 7 soul-stirring journaling prompts I once whispered to myself...
when I wasn’t sure who I was anymore.
Use them when you’re ready to feel again. To bloom again.

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