Skip to main content

The Place Was The Same… But I Was Not.

Jun 25, 2026

Have you ever returned to a familiar place and realized that you were no longer the same person?

After a long illness and knee surgery, I returned to the gym expecting to pick up where I left off. Instead, I discovered something much deeper.

The gym was the same.

I was not.

In this episode of Deciding to Soar: Living Life Your Own Way, I share a personal story about recovery, identity, grief, gratitude, and the courage required to begin again.

Whether you are rebuilding after illness, returning to work after a layoff, recovering from burnout, transitioning after military service, re-entering life after caregiving, healing from loss, or simply navigating a season of reinvention, this conversation is for you.

In this episode, we explore:

✔ Different kinds of beginners

✔ Why familiar places feel different when we change

✔ Invisible beginnings and invisible courage

✔ How to hold grief and gratitude at the same time

✔ Why courage is not the absence of fear

✔ The power of giving yourself permission to grow

If this message resonates with you, please subscribe, share it with someone navigating a transition, and leave a comment about where you are beginning again.

Join my Newsletter Community

✨ Learn More About the Reclamation Circle

✨ Connect With Me – SharRon@SharRonJamison 

#DecidingToSoar #InvisibleBeginnings #HealingJourney #DecidingToSoar #SharonJamison #PersonalGrowth #HealingJourney #StartingOver #Reinvention #MidlifeReinvention #GriefAndGratitude #SelfCompassion #InvisibleBeginnings #BeginningAgain #Recovery #EmotionalHonesty #Courage #WomenEmpowerment #FaithAndHealing #LifeTransitions #SelfImprovement #Mindset #Transformation #InspirationalPodcast #HealingPodcast #YouAreEnough #ShowingUp

Want more from SharRon and The Jamison Group?

📖 WORDS OF WISDOM: SharRon’s Latest Book, Deciding To Soar 2 Higher, Unwrapping Your Purpose. https://www.amazon.com/Sharron-Jamiso…

📩 SPEAKING and Coaching: https://sharronjamison.com/contact/

🧠 MINDSET: FREE training By SharRon: Belonging To Me: Living Free From Fear https://www.soarwithsharron.com/belon…

💜 HEART: Self-Led Training: You Can Depend On You: Making Your Own Rules: https://www.youcandependonyou.com/wai…

📰 WEEKLY WISDOM: Subscribe to SharRon’s weekly newsletter: https://www.soarwithsharron.com/newsl…

💻 WEBSITE: Visit her website or read her latest blog: www.SharRonJamison.com

📰 Justice Related Articles: Subscribe to SharRon’s Substack, The Soverign Soul: https://substack.com/@sharronjamison

🔔 Subscribe to My YouTube Channel:    / @sharronjamison  

☕ SUPPORT SharRon: Buy SharRon a coffee or support her work https://www.soarwithsharron.com/donate

📧 EMAIL SharRon: SharRon@SharRonJamison.com

💁🏽OTHER RESOURCES: https://solo.to/sharronjamison Dare To Soar Higher®

If this spoke to you, share it with someone navigating a quiet transition—the kind of person who’d never tell you they need encouragement, but you know who they are.