Inner Travel Grief Coaching

I haven’t even had my coffee yet and I’ve already checked the news headlines, remembered three things I forgot yesterday, responded to 22 messages, and decided I should probably drink the coffee if I’m gonna make it to noon.

Cool. Love that for me. 😂

It’s a lot.
And honestly, it makes sense that our nervous systems feel a little… fried.

We were not built to carry this much input, this constantly.

So awhile ago I stopped trying to get more organized (because… been there, bought the planner, ignored the planner)

…and started asking a different question:

what would it feel like to have somewhere to come back to?

Not something big.
Not something impressive.
Just something small and mine.

Five minutes.
Sit down.
Write a line.
Notice where I actually am instead of where my brain is dragging me next.

That’s it.

That’s what steadiness started to look like for me.

And it’s exactly why I created 30 Days of Steady.

Not to overhaul your routine.
Not to give you another thing to keep up with.

Just a place to land for a few minutes a day… in the middle of everything.

It’s pay-what-you-choose right now, because life is already expensive enough and this doesn’t need to be another barrier.

I’m curious… what’s been pulling your attention in every direction lately?

Most women aren’t avoiding self-care practices.

They’re surviving.

Running on empty.
Holding everything together.
Doing what they were taught to do: push through, don’t complain, keep going.

This isn’t a motivation problem.
It’s a nervous system pattern.

And patterns don’t shift with more pressure.
They shift with safety.

Which myth feels most true for you right now? 👇

Most of us weren’t taught steadiness.

We were taught to power through.
To keep going.
To hold everything together.

Turns out… that strategy eventually catches up with your nervous system.

It did with mine. It’s why I created 30 Days Of Steady because I needed something to help me anchor into what feels safe and steady day to day. Moment to moment.

Do you take a moment for yourself in your day to day?

We tend to think change requires big dramatic effort.

But nervous systems respond incredibly well to small, repeated signals of safety.

Five minutes is often enough to start. Perhaps you can take 5 right now. 🙂

When during your day do you usually get a moment to pause?

Well.

That was an accidental social media sabbatical.

I didn’t plan to disappear for months, but somewhere between the news cycle, midlife hormones doing their interpretive dance, and the general “WTF is happening?!” energy of the world lately…

my nervous system basically tapped me on the shoulder and said,

“Ma’am. We’re gonna need to recalibrate.”

So that’s what I’ve been doing.

Less powering through.
More paying attention.

Less doomscrolling (okay… slightly less).
More asking myself why my shoulders were living somewhere up near my ears.

Turns out when the world feels like a bit of a dumpster fire, the body tends to… notice.

And instead of pretending I’m totally chill about everything, I’ve been experimenting with ways to feel a little steadier inside it all.

Nothing fancy.
Nothing Instagrammable.

Just small shifts that help me stop feeling like I’m waiting for the next shoe to drop.

I’ve also realized in conversations with friends and clients that a lot of us are walking around with that same background hum of

“…is it just me or is everything kind of A LOT?”

So if you’ve been feeling a bit edgy, tired, or like your patience has the shelf life of milk lately…

you’re in very good company.

More on what’s been helping me soon.

In the meantime, tell me:

What has been your personal “okay that’s enough news for today” moment lately?

“Get out of your own way” gets thrown around like it’s easy.

But most of what’s in the way isn’t self-sabotage.
It’s protection.
Old stories that once made sense and never got updated. ✍🏼

The Rising Strong program is about understanding those stories
so they don’t quietly run the rest of your life.

Rising Strong is open now. Message me “RS” if you want the details.

What’s one story you’re ready to drop in 2026? 👇🏼

I spent my life thinking the solution was to always try harder.

More effort.
More discipline.
More being “easy” and capable and fine.

2025 was like: no.

This year made one thing abundantly clear:
what used to work… doesn’t anymore.

Safety > hustle.
Consistency > intensity.
Asking for help > doing it alone.
Fewer opinions > crowdsourcing my life.
Subtraction > adding one more thing.

Turns out I didn’t need a reinvention.
I needed fewer lies.

That worked.
Annoyingly well. 😏

💬 Your turn:
What’s one ‘rule’ you’re no longer following?

Or, what advice would you give the you from a year ago, now that you know more/better?

So many of us are waiting.
For clarity.
For certainty.
For permission.

But nothing changes while we wait.

Courage usually begins before certainty does.

Rising Strong starts January 14th. ✨

It’s not always ‘the most wonderful time of the year’. The holidays can land differently for people who are grieving.

So if you attended a funeral this year (or sent flowers or a card) consider reaching out as the holiday season unfolds.

Not with perfect words.
Just with presence.

A simple note.
A shared memory.
A quiet “thinking of you” text.
A call to check in or go for a walk.
Whatever feels most natural to you.

That’s often enough to remind someone they’re held in your heart and mind.

And if you’re unsure what to say, this is more than okay:
“Thinking of you during the holidays.”

Small gestures can carry a lot of warmth. 🤍

If your emotions feel a little… unhinged lately, you are soooo not alone.

And no, you’re not “losing control” or “going crazy” either.

What’s actually happening is this:

Your old armour, the coping strategies you built to get through childhood, careers, relationships, caregiving, and every impossible expectation placed on women, is finally losing its grip.

And yes, hormones play a role (perimenopause is basically a biochemical rollercoaster designed by someone who hates us?!)…
but they’re not the whole story.

Midlife is the moment when your body, your emotions, and your truth team up and whisper…

“No more.”

No more powering through.
No more swallowing feelings.
No more carrying everything alone.
No more pretending you’re fine when you’re quietly breaking.

This isn’t a breakdown.
This is an awakening. The one nobody warned us about, but every woman eventually walks through.

And you don’t have to navigate it alone.

If this carousel hit you right in the ribs, Rising Strong™ is the framework for this exact season of your life.
We start in the new year and I would love to walk this chapter with you.