The Real Side Effects of Doing the Work
No one warns you about what happens when you start doing this work—the quiet kind, the kind that asks you to stop running and start paying attention. So, before you start, you should know…
Side effects may include:
Better health. You start noticing what your body actually needs. You eat differently, you move more, you sleep again.
Unexpected courage. You stop accepting things you were told to accept. You trust your heart more than the noise.
Dreams resurfacing. The ones you buried under responsibility and reason. You start chasing them, or letting them chase you.
Self-respect. You stop working with people who drain you. You start collaborating with those who see you.
Relief. You quit treating yourself like a problem to be solved. You stop rehearsing shame.
Clarity. You recognize what’s truly yours and what never was.
Trust. You start believing you can handle what comes.
Gratitude. You look back and realize how far you’ve already come, and feel love for every version of you that got you here.
You may also experience mild discomfort in the form(s) of sudden honesty, unexpected boundaries, and an unshakable sense of peace.
Because doing the work doesn’t just heal you, it rearranges you. It turns down the noise so you can finally hear yourself again. Meaning this isn’t self-improvement. It’s self-return.
If you’re starting to feel that pull — that quiet knowing that something has to shift — the 14-Day Reinvention Challenge is a gentle way to begin.
In my experience, the side effects aren’t just worth it, they’re signs it’s working.