I took my wedding ring off after 35 years  on December 21, 2024….

I felt so much clarity when I took it off. 

I was hiking through paradise rim, when I clearly heard my inner voice say that I was done. 

I was done with the pain of the past. 

Looking at that ring brought up so much pain when I made the decision to get married.

Four months pregnant at 18, scared, ashamed, and left with few options. 

I took the “right” option. 

And I do not regret it- not for a minute.

But there is still s...

…As I depart Denver from a visit with my incredible son and daughter in law, once again I am reminded that the most magical moments are the ones that aren’t planned. 

In my former self, I had to plan everything down the daily agenda because it helped my frazzled and overburdened nervous system to feel safe. 

But once I dialed that in, calmed and turned down the cortisol and adrenaline dump, I learned how to relax into the moment. 

As we navigated through Denver, my favorite magic moments were...

I had a discussion this morning with a friend I hadn’t talked to in a while. 

She said something that caught me off guard…

She said, “I am trying not to feel envy or jealousy about you, but it’s like you decided to become a coach and overnight you are hugely successful and bring all these people around the world and travel to all these exotic places…. And then you decide to put a festival together and “Poof” you create one.”

It was meant as a complement, but it was interesting to see the perc...