MIdlife Reflections
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The Art of Becoming: Creating My Way Back to Myself
For most of my life, I’ve been the one who holds it all together. The doer.The fixer.The one who organizes holidays, makes the appointments, gets the job done, makes it all look effortless—even when I’m unraveling inside. I’ve been the… Continue reading
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How Sobriety Revived My Family Connections
Like many mornings, December 24, 2022, began with a wine hangover. The night before, I’d had a couple of glasses to unwind after yet another chaotic, fast-paced, nervous-system-frying day. It had become a routine — a Groundhog Day loop of… Continue reading
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I Went to Nepal Looking for Myself and Found a Mirror
I didn’t go to Nepal for the views. I went because something—some quiet, persistent whisper inside me—told me to. I couldn’t explain it. I just knew I was supposed to go, like there was a message waiting for me somewhere… Continue reading
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Grace’s Journey: From Misdiagnosis to the C Word
The moment those words hit my ears, my world fractured into a Before and an After. And just like that, we were no longer fighting for answers — we were fighting for Grace’s life. Continue reading
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Tapeworms, Toddler Jeans, and Other Signs You’re Becoming a New Person
“What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.” Timothy Ferriss I woke up this morning in a cold sweat, heart pounding, soaked T-shirt clinging to me, hair extra disheveled. Okay, maybe it was one of… Continue reading
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Burnout, the Brain, and the Art of Flow: How Creativity Saved My Sanity
In 2022, I made the big decision to step back from selling real estate, so I could finally address the extreme burnout I didn’t even know I had. Two months before, I’d gone to the doctor for overheating, shortness of… Continue reading
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After the Before: A Beginning in the Middle
First Post: The Blog I Never Thought I’d Write Two years ago today, I was jumping up and down with excitement over the new trailer hitch my husband, Brandon, installed on our Sprinter van—affectionately named Gertrude. Gertie for short. The… Continue reading
After the Before 