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I had one of those conversations recently that stays with you long after it’s finished. A beautiful friend and I were having a bathhouse catch-up when she asked me a question no one had ever really asked before. She said, “I want to know more about who you were before marriage and before kids. Tell me about the significant relationships in your life. I feel like they’ll tell me a lot about who you are.”

My current life is basically kilometres. Car. Classes. Activities. Home. Car again. Voice notes from car parks. Snacks handed over mid-door-opening. Repeat. I’m either driving somewhere, driving back from somewhere, or trying to remember what I came into the kitchen for. The washing basket is undefeated. Food prep comes in brief, slightly chaotic bursts of hope. And anything that resembles quiet or movement for me usually starts at 5am. It’s a lot. Like, it is a lot!

What you’re seeing is a lyrical dance workshop. What you’re not seeing is the full-blown board meeting happening in my head while I do it. “Point your feet.” “Relax your shoulders.” “Why are you making that face?” “Interesting choice, Cal.” “Was that contemporary or a minor medical episode?” And yet. Here I am.