I’m Allowed to Change — Choosing New Versions of Myself Without Apology Women aren’t just expected to hold it all together, we’re expected to stay the same while doing it. Same smile. Same role. Same personality. Same dreams. Same version of a woman everyone recognizes and feels comfortable with. But let me tell you something loud, clear, and without apology: I am not required to stay familiar to anyone. I’m allowed to change. And I’m not sorry for it. Because every season of my life reshaped me, and pretending it didn’t would be the real big damn lie.