Are You Building a Life You Want or One That Only Looks Good?
What happens when you build a life that looks successful from the outside, but somewhere along the way stop asking whether it actually feels right?
Kim reflects on the life she and her family built in Marin County, San Francisco, CA before moving to France, from corporate careers and private schools to the subtle pressure of titles, homes, cars and keeping up appearances. She shares a vulnerable moment on the Golden Gate Bridge when everything she had been pushing down finally caught up with her, and how a lyric from The National’s “Fake Empire” gave her language for what she was feeling…
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