Brilliantly What?
- Jul 18, 2025
- 2 min read
Brilliantly unraveled...I'll get to that in a moment.
Here I am starting a blog almost 20 years after my first blog.
I used that blog because I couldn't afford therapy during a particularly arduous divorce.
That's a story for another day.
Anyone remember Blogspot?
If you do, you might be in the right place. I do my best work with women in midlife.
Anyhoo...I'm launching my business and I keep doing the busy work to avoid being visible.
Even though I've coached SO MANY women to be seen in the world.
I know all the steps to take. I know why it matters. I know I can't help all the women I want to
help unless I come out from behind my laptop.
Knowing isn't the problem.
It's the unraveling that matters. I've been unraveling on purpose for - ohhhh - about 10 years now.
Unraveling from other peoples' expectations...
...from versions of me I created to survive shitty situations...
...from relationships that didn't serve me...
...from habits that keep me stuck...
...from the fuckin' patriarchy...
...from staying small to stay safe...
...from being afraid of rejection...
...from, from, from.
I could go on, for sure, but I think you get the idea.
What I know, without a single doubt, is I'm unraveled enough to step into the light - even if it hurts my eyes a little. I've got work to do...women to help...change to create...healing to guide.
And I can't do any of that if you can't find me.
So here I am. Brilliantly unraveled.
I even chose a particularly unraveled photo to share...circa Fall, 2020. What a year, eh?
If you're looking for polished and perfection, you won't find it here. I tried that already and it really isn't for me. I can't even decide whether to go with one space or two after periods as I'm writing this.
What you will find is my stories, some wisdom, and the truth that you aren't alone. I've left two corporate careers, a few rough marriages, and numerous other situations that were breaking me and keeping me small.
I'm like a damn dandelion...I've grown just about anywhere and out of most things. But what I've never outgrown is a drive to make things better for others.
“One day you will tell your story of how you overcame what you went through, and it will be someone else's survival guide.” ~ Brene Brown
Welcome to a safe space to be messy. Won't you please join me in becoming brilliantly unraveled?

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