The work I do didn’t come from theory or a single turning point. It grew out of lived experience — of navigating illness, loss, identity shifts, career transitions, and motherhood while continuing to show up and move forward. These experiences shaped not just my resilience, but how I hold space for others. What follows isn’t a highlight reel, but a few moments that quietly changed how I understand strength, healing, and choice.
These experiences are not chapters I’ve “moved past.” They are wisdom I carry with me. They allow me to meet women in transition with empathy, steadiness, and deep respect for their pace. If you’re navigating change — quietly, visibly, or somewhere in between — you don’t have to do it alone. There is space to pause, reflect, and move forward in a way that feels true to you.
Story 1: From Weakness to Strength (Illness → Half Marathon)
When my body stopped cooperating
There was a period in my life when my body felt unfamiliar to me.
After a serious illness, my strength disappeared in ways no one could see. I looked normal on the outside, but simple, everyday movements felt exhausting. Stairs left me breathless. Basic tasks required effort and planning. I learned what it meant to feel capable on the surface — and deeply limited underneath.
Recovery wasn’t dramatic. It was slow, frustrating, and humbling. Progress came in inches, not leaps. I had to rebuild trust with my body, patience with myself, and belief that strength could return.
Years later, I completed a half marathon.
Not as a fitness milestone — but as proof that resilience isn’t about where you start. It’s about staying present through the rebuilding.
This experience taught me something I carry into my work every day:
Healing doesn’t announce itself. It happens quietly, when someone feels safe enough to keep going.
Story 2: Relationship Loss → Trust → Family
When loss reshaped how I trusted
A major relationship loss once left me feeling like a failure.
It made me question my judgment, my worth, and my ability to trust — not just others, but myself. For a long time, it felt safer to stay guarded than to hope again.
What shifted wasn’t time alone — it was reflection. I learned to separate what ended from who I was. To sit with discomfort instead of rushing to fix it. To rebuild trust slowly, intentionally, and on my own terms.
That inner work eventually opened space for love again — and later, for marriage and motherhood.
This transition taught me that resilience isn’t about “moving on.”
It’s about integrating loss without letting it define you.
Story 3: Career, Motherhood, and Redefining Success
When the path I followed stopped fitting
Becoming a mother changed how I moved through the world — and how the world responded to me.
At a time when I expected growth and momentum, my career slowed. Opportunities looked different. Recognition felt harder to come by. And quietly, I began to feel like I was failing — not because I lacked ability, but because the system wasn’t designed to hold this version of me.
That tension forced an honest question:
Was I chasing success — or alignment?
Stepping away from a traditional career path wasn’t easy. It meant letting go of certainty, titles, and external validation. But it also gave me something more meaningful: the freedom to build work that reflects who I am now.
Starting my own practice wasn’t a fallback.
It was a conscious redefinition of success.