Growth in the Smallest Places: What My Email Signature Taught Me
This week I updated my email signature and almost didn’t think twice about it.
It felt like one of those tiny tasks you check off your list without much thought.
Until I looked at my old one.
And wow.
When I compared my old signature to my new one, I realized so many things.
In my old signature, I was just a therapist.
I didn’t even have founder of Nurture and Be Therapy Services claimed. I didn’t list my podcasts. I didn’t say I was a speaker. The font color was quieter. Everything felt smaller. Safer.
It felt like I was trying not to take up too much space.
At the time, I don’t think I was doing it intentionally. I think it was just where I was in my own growth. I saw myself primarily as a clinician. I didn’t fully own the bigger picture of what I was building or who I was becoming.
Then I looked at my new signature.
Founder.
Speaker.
Podcast host.
A confident photo.
Stronger colors.
And it hit me.
This wasn’t just a design update.
It was tangible growth.
Not just in business, but in who I’ve become.
More grounded.
More secure.
More willing to be seen.
Even in something as simple as font choices and titles, I could see how much had shifted internally over the last couple of years. My new signature felt confident. It felt rooted. It felt like I was finally allowing myself to take up the space I had worked so hard to grow into.
It was such a beautiful reminder that growth doesn’t happen overnight.
It happens slowly.
Through experience.
Through discomfort.
Through moments where you question yourself.
Through seasons where you keep showing up even when you don’t feel ready.
Growth happens when you walk through hard things. When you learn. When you fail. When you try again. When you stretch beyond what feels comfortable.
And one day, you look back and realize…
You’re standing taller.
You’re speaking clearer.
You’re taking up space in ways you never could before.
The Lesson It Gave Me
The biggest takeaway for me was this:
Growth is often happening quietly before it becomes visible.
We’re so quick to feel behind.
We compare our “now” to someone else’s “ten years in.” We scroll social media and think we should already be more confident, more healed, more successful, more secure.
But most growth is invisible while it’s happening.
It’s happening in the small choices you make every day.
In the boundaries you practice.
In the ways you learn to trust yourself.
In the moments you don’t quit.
Until one day, it shows up in something small.
An email signature.
A boundary you finally hold.
A decision you make with confidence.
A version of you that feels steadier.
And suddenly you realize…
Wow. I’ve come a long way.
Not because everything is perfect.
Not because life is easy.
But because you’ve grown.
How This Shows Up in Healing
In therapy, we talk about this all the time.
Healing and growth aren’t usually these big movie-moment breakthroughs where everything suddenly feels better.
Most of the time, they’re quiet shifts.
They look like:
• Feeling less overwhelmed in situations that used to spiral you
• Speaking up when you used to stay silent
• Trusting yourself more
• Feeling more grounded in who you are
• Taking up space without apology
They’re subtle changes that can be easy to miss in the moment.
But when you look back months or years later, you can see just how far you’ve come.
Just like my signature.
At the time, I didn’t wake up one day and suddenly feel confident, secure, or grounded. Those things were built slowly through experience, growth, and a lot of inner work.
And that’s true for healing too.
If Growth Feels Slow Right Now
If you’re in a season where growth feels slow, heavy, or hard to notice, I want you to hear this:
You’re probably growing more than you realize.
Just because it doesn’t feel dramatic doesn’t mean it isn’t meaningful.
Just because you’re still struggling sometimes doesn’t mean you’re not healing.
Growth often looks like showing up when it’s hard. Choosing yourself. Learning new patterns. Practicing self-compassion. Allowing change to happen little by little.
And one day, you’ll look back and notice it.
Maybe in something small.
Maybe in how you respond differently.
Maybe in how you see yourself.
You Don’t Have to Do It Alone
If you’re craving support as you navigate anxiety, motherhood, relationships, burnout, identity shifts, or just the mental load of life, that’s exactly what we’re here for at Nurture & Be.
You don’t have to figure it out alone.
You don’t have to wait until you’re at a breaking point.
And you don’t have to carry everything quietly.
We walk alongside you through the growth, the healing, and the in-between seasons.
Because growth takes time.
And healing deserves support.
We’re here. We’re home. 🤍
