Learning to Hold Ambivalence in Caregiving Without Breaking

The life I imagined and the life I am actually living are two different lives. Two completely real things. Existing at the same time.
Caregiver + Career Chronicles vol 8

There was a Tuesday in 2018 that I’ll never forget.
I sat in my car in the parking lot, engine off, keys in my lap. I had fifteen minutes until the meeting started. My presentation was ready. My game face was… somewhere.
The Marketing Leader Paradox:

Another incredible marketing leader just lost their job. Less than six months in. The pattern is exhausting, and it’s everywhere.
7 Anchors for Finding Harmony in Life’s Storms

Eleven years ago, everything shifted in an instant. My husband had a brain stem stroke. Here are 7 things I wish someone had told me back then.
Caregiver + Career Chronicles Vol 4

The 5:40 AM Fall: Why Strength Matters in Caregiving It was 5:40 AM when it happened. One moment, I was asleep.The next, I was wide awake—shocked by a sound that stops any caregiver cold. The thud. The unmistakable crash of a body hitting the floor. I jumped out of bed, heart racing, and ran to […]
Caregiver + Career Chronicles Vol 1

Live from the front seat of my car (somewhere in the shade because Atlanta in July).
My husband is having another procedure today.