What if your birthday wasn’t just a day, but a season?

A time to slow down, tune in, and reconnect with who you are—and who you are becoming.

This is an invitation to treat the 30 days before your birthday as a sacred countdown. A soft unraveling. A way to clear the space so you can step into your next chapter with presence, clarity, and a sense of ritual.

Whether you’re turning 30, 50, or 70, this is a portal. For more on making your birthdays sacred, please listen to episode 8 of The Way Home to Yourself: Birthdays as a Sacred Portal.

Here are 30 journal prompts to begin:

1. What am I most proud of from this past year?

2. What was the hardest thing I went through—and what did it teach me?

3. When did I feel most alive this year?

4. What am I ready to forgive myself for?

5. Who or what am I ready to forgive, even just a little?

6. What part of me have I outgrown?

7. What have I been pretending not to know?

8. What does “freedom” mean to me right now?

9. Where in my life do I need more softness?

10. What is no longer sustainable?

11. What has been quietly healing in me, even if no one else sees it?

12. What dreams or desires have I been afraid to speak out loud?

13. If I could whisper something to my younger self, what would I say?

14. What is something I’ve been carrying that isn’t mine?

15. Where do I want to be more honest in my life?

16. What part of me wants to be seen more fully?

17. What rituals or rhythms have been nourishing to me this year?

18. What would it feel like to trust the timing of my life?

19. What kind of support do I truly need in the year ahead?

20. Who or what makes me feel safe?

21. What makes me feel beautiful—truly, deeply beautiful?

22. What am I ready to stop proving?

23. What am I ready to start claiming?

24. What would a more spacious life look like?

25. Where does joy live in my body?

26. What do I want to celebrate about myself—no matter how small?

27. What if I don’t have to do it all alone?

28. What do I want to remember about this chapter of my life?

29. What is my birthday a portal into this year?

30. Who am I becoming?

Feel free to share. And Happy Birthday!