The Power of Nonconformity: How Questioning Norms Shaped Me
Dear Intentional Reader, There’s this social media post that usually gets on my nerves—the one that begins with “A woman is supposed to…” I’ve never been able to stomach them. From a young age, I knew what I wanted. My mother gave me the freedom to think, question, and choose for myself; and that gift shaped everything that followed. I grew up curious—quietly questioning traditions, norms, and expectations that were treated as unquestionable truths. I still do.