Kickoff of Story Sharing Potlucks in Virginia!

I am excited and nervous about the kickoff of our Story Sharing Potluck here in Virginia Thursday evening. We have a small group signed up and I am very grateful. This reminds me of what I encourage my clients to do – to step out and experiment and see if it works for me. You […]

Staying Open and Curious

For those of you who are in your 60s, 70s, and beyond, do you ever feel like your purpose has dried up or is irrelevant? I was grappling with that recently and I am pleased to say that this new effort in organizing a Community Plate effort in Virginia has been energizing. I really feel […]

Not Going Where I Expected To Originally

I am very excited that I just signed up to write a chapter for the 2026 Retirement Coaches Association book. When I saw the call for topics, it felt like the perfect time to take the leap. I have spent the past month reviewing 2025, especially my business, and I developed some resolutions for the […]

Navigating Stress and Uncertainty: Lessons from Retreats and Retirement

Last week I went on an amazing retreat. I was with women of a similar age, where I did not feel judged and only experienced support and encouragement. On Saturday our facilitator discussed how to transition back into everyday life after the retreat – take a few days to ease into it, not putting yourself […]

Getting There Now!

I am excited that my website is almost ready for prime time. The developers are helping me with the Events page so I hope to have it ready by the end of the week, with both my first workshop and book club available for scheduling. In the meantime, I am focused on a dozen other […]

Welcome!

I wanted to put something here, first to welcome you but also to let you know that this website is a work in progress. The developers released the website to me a few days ago, and despite my professed desire not to become a web designer, I am having to do so just to update […]