Mentor Note:

“You don’t need a new version of yourself. You need to reconnect with the part of you that was brave before.”- Sally Polihronas

Lets Dive in...

Hello Reader,

Last week, I stepped back into rehearsals. I didn’t know exactly how it would feel.

Part of me wondered if it would feel like revisiting an old chapter - something I’d outgrown, and another part wondered if I’d feel rusty, disconnected, different.

Instead, something unexpected happened.

For a moment, I felt like my 25-year-old self again.

Not in a chasing-youth kind of way, not in a “let’s relive the glory days” way.

But in an energy way.

There was a familiarity in my body. A current. A spark I recognised immediately. And yet, it wasn’t the same because this time, I wasn’t running on adrenaline nor did I have something to prove.

I was grounded, focused and aligned.

There was wisdom in the room with me and I had experience in my back pocket.

It felt steady and it didn’t feel chaotic or overwhelming.

It felt right; Energising and light and it reminded me of something important:

Sometimes stepping back out isn’t about becoming someone new.

It’s about returning to a part of you - with everything you’ve learned since.

The Takeaway

If you’ve pulled back over the years, because life required it, that doesn’t mean your edge disappeared.

It means you were building roots and roots create stability.

Stability creates capacity and capacity creates the conditions for aligned expansion.

You don’t need to become braver, you’ve already been brave.

What you’re feeling now isn’t a call to reinvent yourself, it’s a call to re-engage.

But this time with discernment instead of adrenaline.
With alignment instead of urgency with sustainability instead of chaos.

Something to Try

Instead of asking: “What big leap should I take?”

Ask: “What makes me feel alive?”

It might be:

• Revisiting an idea you shelved
• Having a conversation you’ve been postponing
• Exploring a creative impulse you’ve ignored
• Putting yourself back in a room that challenges you

Movement begins the moment you decide you’re ready to step back out.

I appreciate you!

Until next week,

Much love,

Sally xx

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