I thought I'd be happier by now

By Kristine Hawkins

You did everything right.

You worked hard.

You built the career.

You loved your family.

You paid the bills.

You checked every box you were supposed to check.

So why does something still feel...missing?

If you've ever found yourself standing in your own kitchen thinking,

"I thought I'd be happier by now,"

you're not alone.

And you're not ungrateful.

In this honest, compassionate, and deeply encouraging book, registered nurse and author Kristine Hawkins explores why so many women reach the life they worked so hard to build only to discover they no longer recognize themselves inside it.

This isn't a book about blowing up your life.

It's about finding yourself within it.

Inside you'll discover how to:

- Stop feeling guilty for wanting more from a life that already looks "good"

- Break free from constant busyness without abandoning your responsibilities

- Reconnect with the woman you were before everyone needed something from you

- Understand why achievement never seems to feel like enough

- Replace exhaustion with meaning and intentional living

- Build a future you genuinely look forward to waking up to

Filled with warmth, wisdom, gentle humor, and practical "One Honest Step" reflections at the end of every chapter, this book will help you stop surviving your days and begin truly living them.

If you've spent years taking care of everyone else...

If you've lost yourself beneath work, family, expectations, and responsibility...

If you're wondering whether your best years are somehow behind you...

They aren't.

Your story isn't over.

Your next chapter may be your best one yet.

If you're ready to reconnect with the life you already have-and rediscover yourself along the way-this book is for you.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H9JLPGSC
• ISBN13: 9798188023515
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 365 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"