March 4, 2026
The most common form of despair is not being who you are.”
Hey —
I sent you something Monday that I've been sitting with all week. The response has been quietly overwhelming — not loud, just real. A lot of "yes, that's exactly it" in my inbox. Which, honestly, is exactly what I was hoping for.
Bloom. arrives Monday. New name, same you, same me — just going a little deeper.
In the meantime, I wanted to leave you with three reads that feel like a preview of what's coming. Not because they're about being 50, or about reinvention, or about any of the things we're supposed to care about. Just because they're the kind of thing I'd text a friend with no explanation. The kind of thing Bloom. will be full of.
Enjoy.
— Trish
TODAY’S PICKS
She Stopped Asking Permission.
Three career pivots. The pivots aren't the point — it's the moment she identified that changed everything after that.
Your Friendships Aren't Shrinking. They're Calibrating.
Your social circle is getting smaller. Turns out that's not something going wrong — it's something going exactly right. This piece explains why..
The Midlife Crisis Is Mostly A Myth.
The New York Times dug into the research What they found is more interesting — and more useful — than the crisis narrative we've all inherited.
What's one thing you've been quietly waiting for permission to do?
P.S. Bloom. arrives Monday!
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And if it does? See you then.
