About WOYW

I was scrolling Instagram, mindlessly swiping through random posts, when I stumbled across a meme about fun facts. You know the kind—the kind you almost scroll past but something makes you stop. One of the facts said:

“Caterpillars don’t just grow wings. They completely break down into a liquid state before rebuilding into something new.”

And I felt it. Like, really felt it. At that moment, I was deep in one of the hardest seasons of my life. I didn’t know who I was anymore. I was fighting against every current pulling me backward, trying to hustle toward my goals but feeling like I was getting nowhere. It was messy, painful, and nothing made sense. 

When I read that fact, I had to stop. I sat there, staring at my phone, and all I could think was, Oh my Goodness, I’m mush. That’s it. I’m mush. And the more I thought about it, the more it hit me: I’d been fighting the breakdown. I wanted to *grow my wings*, but I didn’t want to let the process of change do its work. I didn’t want to let go of what wasn’t serving me. I just wanted to move forward without the pain, without the mess. But that’s not how it works.

I posted a video about it on TikTok—just pouring my heart out, telling the catapillar story and what it meant to me. And the response? It was overwhelming. So many people commented, saying they felt it too. That they were in the mush, lost, and trying to figure out what was happening. That’s when I realized this wasn’t just my story. It was ours.

That’s where Wait on Your Wings came from.

This brand is for that version of me, the one who felt like she was losing herself but was really just breaking down everything she didn’t need anymore. It’s for the ones who feel unrecognizable, messy, and stuck in the in-between. It’s for the ones who need to hear that the waiting, the quiet work, the painful part no one talks about—it matters. It’s necessary. And it's part of your story.

Because here’s the truth I had to learn the hard way: the mush is where it happens. The breakdown is what clears the way for you to rebuild. You’re not just stuck. You’re growing into something new. And when your wings come? They’ll be everything you didn’t even know you needed.

So this is for you—the ones in the thick of it, the ones doing the quiet work no one sees. You’re not alone. Hold on. Your wings are coming.