I’ve always loved supporting the people in my life. I believe we’re meant to support one another. But over time, I realized I wasn’t giving myself the same care and encouragement I gave everyone else. Somewhere along the way, my own needs and dreams had slipped away.
I loved being a mom. Raising my children was a focus that felt right to me. As they grew older, I began wondering what I wanted for the next chapter of my own life.
My children were nearly grown, I was living in a remote part of Alaska, and the future I was helping create didn’t feel like mine. It wasn’t bad. I had a good life, but I wanted something more, something different. And that made me feel guilty.
Then one April morning, while cleaning the boot room, I looked up at the sunshine coming through the window and thought:
“I could be anywhere, with anyone, doing anything.”
Immediately, fear answered: Where would I go? How would I support myself? Could I really do this? And most importantly, would I be able to afford the good underwear?
It’s funny what goes through your head at a time like that.
But another realization stayed with me: I was already losing something, precious years of my life. How much longer would I keep putting off what mattered to me?
I didn’t change everything overnight. I began exploring my options and taking small, practical steps toward a different future.
Later, after my divorce, with a newly empty nest, I was sitting on a plane when the man next to me asked a simple question:
“What do you want?”
“I don’t know,” I answered.
Then he said something I’ve never forgotten:
“All I know is, if you don’t know what you want, you’re never going to get it.”
His question stayed with me. But underneath “What do I want?” was an even deeper question: “Who am I?”
I knew how to support others. Now I was learning to listen to and support myself, to recognize what mattered to me and what I wanted to make room for next.
During that chapter of my life, I navigated:
Divorce and an empty nest
Moving and changing careers
Rebuilding my finances
Buying property and building a home
Through coaching and my own growth, I began connecting with my future self, the woman I wanted to become. Imagining her life helped me understand myself more clearly and take practical steps toward a future that felt like mine.
I didn’t need to know the whole path. I needed a direction and the courage to take the next step.
Today, at 60, I travel, volunteer, and have bought the beach property I dreamed about as a child and built a house there. I still feel fear, but I’ve learned how to move forward with it.
That is why I love helping women who have spent years supporting others reconnect with themselves and create their next chapter.
Maybe your life has changed in ways you never expected. Maybe it’s a good life, but you feel ready for something more. You can appreciate what you’ve had and still make room for what you want next.
You don’t have to know every step yet. You can begin with the question that helped me:
“Who am I, and who do I want to become?”
Then let that guide your next question:
“What do I want my next chapter to look like?”
Raised on a farm, commercial fisherwoman, teacher, mom, grandma, and lifelong adventurer.
From remote Alaska villages to women's empowerment projects across the globe. I'm on the boat fourth from the right.
Certified Spiritual Life Coach
Certified Psychology of Eating Coach
Certified Leadership Circle Coach
Special Education Teacher & Behavior Specialist
Helping women connect with their future selves and create meaningful change..
After divorce, an empty nest, rebuilding finances, and changing careers, I learned that it is never too late to create a meaningful new chapter. Connecting with my future self helped me find clarity, courage, and direction. Now I help other women do the same.