No Perfect Attendance Required

What if a meaningful life didn’t require perfect attendance?

We’re taught to value consistency: show up, keep going, stay productive, don’t fall behind.

But real life doesn’t always cooperate.

Bodies change. Brains change. Responsibilities shift. Grief happens. Illness happens. Burnout happens. Sometimes the person who used to be able to carry everything simply… can’t anymore.

No Perfect Attendance Required is a short, honest book about what happens next.

Through personal stories, humor, and hard-earned perspective, Lindsay Casten explores changing capacity, the pressure to remain who we used to be, the shame of falling behind, and the freedom of building a life that actually fits the person who is here now.

Inside, you’ll explore ideas like:

Capacity is information — not a grade.

Small doesn’t mean meaningless. Small means available.

You don’t have to catch up before you continue.

Support isn’t rescue. Support is architecture.

Your former self isn’t your supervisor.

And perhaps most importantly:

You haven’t missed your life. You’re standing inside it.

This isn’t a book about becoming more productive, pushing harder, or turning every painful experience into a lesson.

It’s about learning to tell the truth about what you have available today — and discovering what can still grow from here.

A short digital read for anyone whose life no longer looks the way they thought it would.