Get Your Pink (Moon) Back: A Midlife Reclamation
Ever feel like the mental load, motherhood, or midlife drained the color right out of you?
Like you blinked and suddenly found yourself living in beige—beige routines, beige outfits, beige energy—wondering where your vibrant, firecracker self disappeared to?
This week’s Pink Moon in Libra isn’t just a beautiful lunar event. It’s an invitation to step back into the brightest, boldest version of yourself. To get your pink back.
What Is the Pink Moon, Really?
Despite its name, the Pink Moon isn’t actually pink. (I know. I’m disappointed, too.) It’s named after the pink wildflowers—phlox—that bloom in early spring. But in the spiritual world, it’s come to symbolize renewal, emotional release, and fresh starts.
It’s a full moon, which always brings things to a head—things that need to be seen, released, or healed. Add in the fact that this year’s Pink Moon falls in Libra, the zodiac’s queen of balance, beauty, and relationships, and we’ve got some serious inner work (and transformation) energy in the air.
Libra wants you to find harmony. Not by pretending everything’s fine, but by asking:
- What needs to shift?
- What have I outgrown?
- Where have I been dimming or disappearing?
The Stories We Carry (Even When They Aren’t Ours)
Lately, I’ve been paying closer attention to the thoughts that show up in those small, quiet moments.
When I’m looking in the mirror.
Choosing something to wear.
Or sitting in a room full of women and suddenly feeling like I don’t quite measure up.
And the thing is… some of those thoughts don’t even belong to me.
They’re echoes — of comments made by men in authority, by well-meaning family members, by voices that spoke long before I had the language to question them.
One told me I should “watch out” or I’d end up like another woman in the family who was once beautiful but “let herself go.”
Another suggested that if I lost weight, I’d be more desirable — that there was a version of me that would be more worthy of attention if I could just shrink a little.
I was already healthy. Already strong. But those words lodged themselves deep.
These voices—and others—have lived rent-free in my head for decades. And under this Pink Moon, I’m ready to evict them. To name them. To release them.
I shared the beginning of this healing journey in my post Bermuda & Body Love, and this week’s reflection feels like the next chapter in that process. The clarity I gained in Bermuda cracked the door open. This full moon is helping me walk through it.
Flamingo Mamas & The Metaphor That Inspired Me
Have you heard the story about flamingo mothers?
They actually lose their pink color while nesting and caring for their young. Their bodies literally give so much that their vibrancy fades. But once the season shifts and they begin nourishing themselves again—eating shrimp and other nutrient-rich foods—they slowly return to their vivid pink hue.
I find that to be such a perfect metaphor. (Credit to Lindsay Gurk on Instagram, who beautifully shared it and even turned it into a movement for moms.)
Because isn’t that what midlife motherhood often feels like?
You’ve poured yourself into your family, your work, your community. And suddenly you look up and think—when did I stop seeing myself as vibrant? When did I go beige inside?
Getting your pink back isn’t about vanity. It’s about visibility. It’s about saying: I matter. I get to feel alive. I get to take up space again.
Getting Your Pink Back Is Not About Becoming Someone New
It’s about coming back to yourself.
Under this Pink Moon, I’m not striving to be someone “better.” I’m choosing to become someone truer. I’m releasing shame and calling in strength. I’m letting the light hit places I’ve kept hidden—and trusting that they’re worthy of love, too.
If you’re ready to join me, take a moment to reflect. Put on something pink. Say goodbye to the voice that’s been holding you back. And then?
Shine, sis.
My Pink Moon Ritual (And Yours, If You’d Like to Join)
Tomorrow night, under this beautiful Pink Moon, I’m setting the intention to let go of the stories that no longer serve me. The ones that tell me I’m not enough, not desirable, not worthy. The ones that whisper I should shrink to be loved.
I’ll light a candle. I’ll write those old stories down. Then I’ll burn them (safely!) or tear them up, symbolizing that they don’t get to travel with me into this next chapter.
Then? I’ll put on a song that makes me feel free and dance like nobody’s watching to “Pink Pony Club” — because nothing says reclamation like letting your body move to a song about choosing joy, identity, and freedom.
I’ll also curl up and watch Barbie with my daughters — and maybe my husband too, if he’s down for the pink power party. Not just for the nostalgia, but because Barbie is a girl-power, self-worth, midlife reclamation story in glitter disguise. It’s a reminder that even in a plastic world, your voice, your value, and your evolution matter.
Because getting your pink back isn’t just about shedding what no longer fits. It’s about stepping fully into what’s been yours all along.
Get the Journal Prompts
If you’d like to do the same, I created a free printable download with the exact journal prompts I’m using to release these old stories.
Click here to grab your copy.
These questions are designed to help you:
- Identify the voices that aren’t yours
- Reclaim your self-worth
- Step into the next version of your radiance—unapologetically