Hi Olivia! Wow, thanks for sharing your story.

Agree — societal expectations are completely out of whack sometimes…it’s as if spending the most productive years of your life chained to a cubicle; whilst putting your true passions on the back burner indefinitely; and then start living when you’re 75 made any sense whatsoever…

And that’s what’s supposed to be “responsible” behavior?

It’s really about Shoulds versus Musts! I recently read this piece by elle luna which was a big hit on Medium at the time; you might like it:

https://medium.com/@elleluna/the-crossroads-of-should-and-must-90c75eb7c5b0#:~:text=This%20is%20a%20story%20about,they%20gave%20Must%20a%20shot&text=There%20are%20two%20paths%20in,crossroads%20over%20and%20over%20again.

Anyhow all the best on your journey, let us know how it goes! :)