[F4A][narrative] [grief] [perimenopause] [aging] [single life] [childlessness] [ambition] [longing] [life stages] [emotional A woman reflects on her life in stages: college, career, independence, midlife. Each marked by the reassurance that she had “plenty of time” for love and motherhood. But as perimenopause begins, she faces the grief of dreams slipping away. Raw, real, and intimate, this story captures ambition, longing, and the mourning of a life that may never be. https://linktr.ee/goddessmenacegaia