Living in our Higher Goddess

Written By: Hannah Corbett

The other day, on a long afternoon walk, I listened to Jay Shetty’s conversation with Kendall Jenner. They spoke about mental health, her career, and at one point, Kendall described a concept she often discusses with her therapist: living in her “higher goddess.” When Jay asked who that version of her is, Kendall paused and said simply, “She’s dope. She’s awesome.”

Something about that moment lingered. It made me think about my own higher goddess, the version of myself who feels most at ease, most confident, most me. The internet tends to flatten people, reducing whole lives into aesthetics and captions, but so many women, not just influencers, but true inspirations, make me want to rise into that version of myself.

I think back to the first time I truly knew who I was, I was sixteen and, for the first time, everything aligned. I had good friends, a good boyfriend, I grew up dancing, and I’d landed a lead role I’d always wanted. It felt like I was floating through life. Confident, radiant, unstoppable. Then the following year came, and everything shifted. The relationship faltered, friendships fractured, and dance became more pressure than joy. One girl, in what I’m sure she thought was a grounding moment, told me it was “time to come off cloud nine.” To this day I still believe it’s the rudest thing anyone could say to a girl who’s finally found her light.

But it struck me. why would I ever want to come down? Why should any of us dim our own joy just because life changes or people grow uncomfortable with our happiness? Around that same time, I was watching One Tree Hill for the first time. Brooke Davis became my north star. She embodied her higher goddess, even when things fell apart. So I asked myself: what would Brooke Davis do? Would she step off cloud nine? Not a chance. She’d rise higher. She’d rebuild. She’d glow.

Tuning into your higher goddess is, I think, about perspective. Seeing yourself almost in third person, who are you when you feel most alive? What are you wearing? Who are you surrounded by? What makes you feel beautiful, capable, whole? Sometimes it’s as small as a pair of gold hoops, a lipstick, or a playlist that makes you feel cinematic.

And now, ten years later, I feel my higher goddess more than ever. I know what makes me happy, and more importantly, what doesn’t. I know who makes me feel grounded, inspired, and light. I’ve learned the hobbies that nourish me, the books that keep me company, the conversations that expand me, and the kind of work that fills me with purpose.

Even the smallest things, the way I like to do my nose contour, the perfume I reach for, the way I style my hair when I need to feel most myself, they all matter. It sounds trivial, maybe even vain, but it isn’t. Those details are the breadcrumbs that lead you back to your higher self. They remind you who you are when you’re aligned and at peace, when you’re living as your higher goddess.

Because she’s always there, waiting quietly beneath the noise. And when you finally meet her again, she’ll remind your that you’re dope. You’re awesome.