Welcome to Life As I See It
A space for fresh and unique perspectives on life.
I write for those in the process of becoming:
The ones between stories, between selves, between what made sense and what no longer does.
If you’ve ever sat in a quiet room, staring at a life that technically works but doesn’t feel like yours anymore — this space is for you.
I don’t offer advice.
I offer perspective.
And if it doesn’t land, you can delete it. No hard feelings.
Sometimes that perspective shows up in a story about moving boxes or burned-out ambition.
Sometimes it’s a line about identity and exhaustion.
Sometimes it’s just a sentence that names something you’ve been carrying but didn’t have words for — until now.
This is a publication that makes space for complexity — and helps you hear yourself a little more clearly inside it.
Who I Write For
The ones who’ve outgrown the roles they were praised for
Those who want to move forward without losing themselves in the process
People tired of self-optimization and craving real connection
Anyone in the middle of a quiet shift, unsure how to talk about it yet
People who want less noise, more resonance, and insight that doesn’t try to fix them
What to Expect
Essays every Tuesday (and sometimes Thursday).
Some personal. Some observational.
Some are small moments cracked open into something bigger.
Each one is written to feel like a pause —
The kind that doesn’t ask for much, but somehow changes everything.
You’ll find reflections. Reframes. The occasional metaphor about socks. Some science and research.
This isn’t where you come to be told what to do.
It’s where you come to see differently.
About Paid Subscriptions
(New — but still not paywall-y)
Everything that matters here stays free.
But if this space has helped you feel less alone, less rushed, and more seen, you’re invited to linger.
The Lingerers — $9/month or $90/year
For those who don’t rush to conclusions.
Who know that sometimes the sitting is the shift.
Or those that are beginning their journey in a threshold.
You’ll receive:
Behind-the-Scenes Audio – The thoughts I almost cut. The ones I’m still chewing on.
Seasonal Companion Pages – Self-guided prompts and reflections for your own becoming.
Post-Nidra Reflections – Short, grounding audio to help integrate what rose up in stillness.
Quarterly Slow Sessions – Live gatherings to pause, together, in the threshold.
Full Archive Access – Everything I’ve shared (even the forgotten stuff).
And the occasional surprise.
The Ones Who Stay — $250/year
For the ones who didn’t wait for it to be perfect.
The ones who help shape this space simply by showing up.
Includes everything in The Lingerers, plus:
A private 1:1 session – Coaching, breathwork, reflection — or just space to speak the unspoken.
Seasonal small group circles – Unscripted, honest conversations with others in transition.
Printed Companion Pages – A physical reflection guide mailed each season.
A handwritten thank-you – Not a template. A real note from me.
This isn’t a membership.
It’s not a funnel.
It’s just a place to keep going. Together.
If You’re New Here
Start wherever something pulls you in.
You don’t need to read in order. You don’t need to catch up.
This is a space for people figuring it out while living it.
You’re already right on time.
About Alex
I’m Alex Lovell — political psychologist, yoga therapist, and writer.
Lived homeless. Been divorced. Survived a seven-car pileup with a semi. Fell in love with questions that don’t have easy answers. I’ve met a lot of thresholds. Even the one before death.
These days, I split my time between research, writing, and holding space for people figuring out who they are after everything shifted.
This Substack is where I make sense of things out loud.
I write for people in transition — between roles, beliefs, relationships, selves.
The ones quietly wondering, “What now?” but allergic to one-size-fits-all answers.
Sometimes I quote research. Sometimes I quote my own nervous system.
One speaks in data, the other in sensation. I’ve stopped choosing sides.
