I'm Back and As Surprised As You Are

I honestly never felt anxiety until I left my hometown of Milwaukee in 2020 at the age of 55. Making the decision to leave was hard enough, but COVID-19 made me question my decision. If not for my young adult children kicking me out of the nest, I might not have gone, which means I would not have "circled back," as an entirely new version of myself ready to get back to work in my hometown. My…