Oct 27, 2026 · 14 min · 8 segments
**I’m thinking through…** why so many women feel behind in their 30s, even when they've spent years working toward their dreams the realization that some of the work we're meant to do requires us to…
Kala RigginsHost
And here's the thing, I've spent a considerable, okay, amount of time feeling behind in my own career.
Mountains upon mountains of frustration, feeling like I should be further along by now.
Asking, when will it finally be my turn? Feeling ashamed of my reality at times because it didn't match the years I've invested.
It's a strange feeling to know you've been working towards something for years and still struggle to explain where all that work has gotten you.
Meanwhile, the work people were stopping me to celebrate was work that required me to become a 30-something woman before I could even create it.
And it was in that moment I had to ask myself, Who or what had convinced me I was supposed to be further along in the first place? I haven't been able to shake that question.
And here's the thing, I've spent a considerable, okay, amount of time feeling behind in my own career.
Mountains upon mountains of frustration, feeling like I should be further along by now.
Asking, when will it finally be my turn? Feeling ashamed of my reality at times because it didn't match the years I've invested.
It's a strange feeling to know you've been working towards something for years and still struggle to explain where all that work has gotten you.
Meanwhile, the work people were stopping me to celebrate was work that required me to become a 30-something woman before I could even create it.
And it was in that moment I had to ask myself, Who or what had convinced me I was supposed to be further along in the first place? I haven't been able to shake that question.
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