having a natal planet retrograde means that planet operates differently, it’s funneled internally first
Mercury retrograde natives think / speak / write differently
Venus retrograde natives show love differently
Mars retrograde natives assert themselves differently

you are not broken if you have a personal planet retrograde — it can be a gift if you lean into it.
writer J.R.R Tolkien has Mercury retrograde. fashion designer Gianni Versace has Venus retrograde. Entrepreneur and motivational speaker Gary Vaynerchuk has Mars retrograde.

like other different placements in our birth chart, retrograde planets often demand more of our attention because it’s not a seamless journey mastering its affairs. but because of having to put in this work, you can conquer the limitations of the retrograde to harness its power

my motto with retrograde personal planets — to express outward, you must first connect inward.