Still Growing Up at 35
- Joneitra Jones
- Mar 21
- 2 min read
Updated: Mar 27
No one tells you that at 35, you might still feel like you're figuring life out. That the growing pains don’t stop just because you've crossed some imaginary threshold of adulthood.
I used to think 35 (30s in general) meant established. Like by now, I should have the kind of clarity that makes decision-making easier, the kind of wisdom that makes mistakes feel avoidable. But instead, I find myself face-to-face with old habits I swore I left behind. Unlearning beliefs that I didn’t even realize were running the show.
It’s humbling. It’s frustrating. It’s also freeing.
I’ve spent years battling between right now and what’s next. Trying to balance living in the moment without sacrificing the future. Some days, I romanticize the idea of dropping everything and running away to Bali, and other days, I stress about retirement accounts and credit scores. Some days, I feel powerful in my growth, and other days, I wonder if I’m just running in circles.
But what I’m learning is that growth isn’t linear (after hearing it 1001 times). Healing isn’t a checklist. Evolving isn’t about arriving, it’s about constantly peeling back the layers, questioning the rules, and giving yourself permission to be in progress.
At 35, I am still BECOMING. And maybe that’s the secret maybe we always are.
So this is my space to explore that evolution with out judgement and with out shame. To unpack the lessons, the unlearning, the healing, the joy. To tell the truth about what it means to be HER. Whoever she is today, whoever she’s becoming tomorrow.
Because growing up doesn’t stop when you hit a certain age, it just shifts, deepens, and asks more of you.
And I’m here for the journey.
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