My Story
For years, I thought strength meant holding everything together.
I was the dependable one.
The capable one.
The one who kept moving forward.
But underneath that strength, I depended on other people far more than I ever realized.
I didn’t trust my own decisions. I wouldn’t have gone to dinner by myself. Traveling alone wasn’t even something I would have considered.
Then life changed.
Sixteen years ago, my husband died far too young.
For a long time, I thought the answer was finding another relationship. I dated. I hoped. I wondered if something was wrong with me because nothing seemed to fit.
Looking back, I understand something I couldn’t have understood then.
Life wasn’t asking me to replace what I’d lost.
It was inviting me to discover who I was.
The first time I walked into a restaurant alone felt monumental. Years later, boarding my first solo cruise felt impossible…
…until it wasn’t.
Somewhere along the way, I stopped waiting for permission.
I realized I was already doing everything on my own and had been for quite some time.
I was stronger than I believed.
If you’re looking for someone who has everything figured out..
Keep looking…
I’m still learning.
Still working my corporate job.
Still trying to fit yoga into my week.
Still overpacking for cruises.
Still chasing lighthouses.
Still discovering who I’m becoming.
And that’s exactly why I’m here.
Not because I have life completely figured out…
But because I know what it’s like to think your best years are behind you, only to discover they may be waiting just ahead.
Some of my favorite mornings begin with tea in my hand, salt air on my face, and another lighthouse somewhere in the distance reminding me that even after storms, there’s always a light pointing the way home.
If you’re wondering whether your best years are behind you…
Pull up a chair. Come cruise with me. Let’s find a few lighthouses. Let’s discover together what the next chapter can become.