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Is It Ever Really Starting Over?
Maybe we're not meant to start over. Maybe we're meant to become more of ourselves.
7 hrs ago • Heather Harris
The Luxury of Knowing Yourself
On the privilege of asking who you really are, and what it means to finally answer honestly
Aug 13 • Heather Harris
The Sentence I Wouldn’t Say
Knowing it’s over isn’t the same as letting it be over
Aug 6 • Heather Harris

July 2026

When the Weight is Gone and Something Still Feels Wrong
What nobody tells you about arriving at the life you worked for
Jul 30 • Heather Harris
The Uncomfortable Middle
I graduated high school with no idea what to do with myself.
Jul 23 • Heather Harris
Why Willpower Was Never the Problem
I clean the cat box every day without thinking about it.
Jul 16 • Heather Harris
The Twenty Minutes I Never Did
And the ten years I never had to think about
Jul 9 • Heather Harris
Start Here
New to The Permanist, this is the best place to begin.
Jul 5 • Heather Harris
The Vision Was Never the Problem
What closes the distance between your vision and your behavior
Jul 2 • Heather Harris

June 2026

Hiding in the Gap
The safety of not being seen yet
Jun 25 • Heather Harris
It Was Never Just About the Food
Why losing weight didn't undo what came before it
Jun 23 • Heather Harris
Identity Lag
On the moments that quietly replace the old map
Jun 18 • Heather Harris
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