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Daily Shift 155: You're allowed to grieve the life you thought you'd have

Celeste The Therapist

Published
May 14, 2026
Duration
4:26
Summary source
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Last updated
Jun 21, 2026

Discusses self improvement, health, mental.

Summary

There's a particular kind of grief that almost nobody talks about — the grief of a life that never happened. The marriage you thought you'd have by now. The career that didn't go the way you planned. The family you imagined that looks nothing like reality. The version of yourself you thought you'd be at this age. In today's episode, Celeste talks about gr…

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There's a particular kind of grief that almost nobody talks about — the grief of a life that never happened. The marriage you thought you'd have by now. The career that didn't go the way you planned. The family you imagined that looks nothing like reality. The version of yourself you thought you'd be at this age. In today's episode, Celeste talks about grieving the imagined life — and why letting go of who you thought you'd be is one of the most important and most overlooked parts of healing. If

Themes

  • self improvement
  • health
  • mental