For years, I shared stories.
Now I’m asking different questions.
? Why did one effort succeed while another failed
? Why do similar efforts produce different outcomes
? What role do assumptions, context, and timing play in the lives we create
Sticky Thoughts
“New stories, new patterns, straight to your inbox”
Every struggle leaves a clue. For years, I shared the stories – moments of breakdown and breakthrough from women navigating real life.
Now I’m doing something different: looking back at these stories to find what they have in common. The patterns. The assumptions we never question. The discomfort we avoid.
What I’m discovering might surprise you – and it might also be exactly what you’re looking for.
Gypsies to Sebastopol
Bullfights in Spain. Horse stalls instead of a fine arts career. A wife after a husband. Kim built a life of genuine delight by saying yes to facing her fears and insatiable curiosity.
Pause — Pivot — Purpose
She earned a doctorate everyone expected of her. Her grandmother’s only response: ‘That’s nice, dear, but where are my great-grandchildren?’
What if Not Belonging Is Your Superpower?
At ten, her dad told her that love, time, and attention had to be earned. It took decades – and a horse – to learn otherwise.
Hidden Gem
My own family arrived as immigrants and was never questioned – we looked the part. Gull’s American-born kids do everything right and still have to carry copies of their passports to school, just in case.
Forgiveness — Indigenous Style
My mistake left an innocent man locked up for five days. When I returned to make it right, I was forgiven with four steps forward.