Midlife

Fifteen years ago, I lost my way. This is what building a life, not an image, has taught me about finding my way back. The moment I was sitting in the audience watching my daughter receive her white coat at her medical school's White Coat Ceremony. It was the kind of moment you picture for [...]

At a certain point in leadership, growth stops asking you to become someone new—and starts asking you to become more fully yourself.

There's a question I've been sitting with lately, one that keeps surfacing in my work with leaders across industries and life stages: What if the most critical leadership skill isn't what we do for others, but how deeply we trust ourselves?

For many high-performing leaders, our professional identity is where we feel most confident and understood. It’s the story we know how to tell. It’s where we’ve built success, delivered results, and earned our reputation.

Many dedicated women find themselves stuck at midlife—proud of what they’ve built yet aware that something deeper is changing. It’s the point where the old rhythm stops feeling right and a new direction begins to quietly take shape.

You've built an impressive career. You've checked every box society handed you. You've made the sacrifices, climbed the ladder, and earned the recognition. From the outside, your life looks enviable, successful, put-together, and accomplished. Yet there's this persistent whisper inside asking: Is this all there is? Here's what I've learned working with hundreds of women [...]

It's time we change the narrative of what it means to be a woman in her middle years! The reality is that middle age isn’t synonymous with turmoil. For many women, it’s a period of empowerment, self-discovery and deep satisfaction.

While others might be lamenting the loss of their quick-fire problem-solving abilities, those who embrace their crystallized intelligence find themselves becoming increasingly valuable in different ways.

Resilience is a psychological quality that allows some people to weather adversity and come back at least as strong as before, perhaps even stronger. Rather than letting challenges, disruptions or failures overcome them and drain their energy and resolve, highly resilient people find a way to pivot, emotionally heal and continue moving forward towards their goals and dreams.

When your kids leave the nest it’s time for you to fly as well. Here are 29 tips for you to reconnect and reinvent yourself in this new stage of life!