There’s a moment when the fear of what’s coming feels heavier than anything we’ve faced. I’ve been there—frozen, anxious, sure the unknown was out to get me. In 2023, my husband and I faced something that shook us, and it made me confront a fear so many of us carry: the fear of the unknown.

It’s not the unknown that scares us—it’s the stories we’ve superimposed from our past. The heartbreak, the trauma, the disappointments—we carry them into the way we imagine the future, and suddenly, the what-ifs feel paralyzing.

Freedom comes when we release the past from the future. We soften, stop protecting ourselves from what hasn’t happened, and trust that we’re okay. I share stories from my life and the women I coach—about heartbreak, loss, and the what-ifs—to show how letting go opens the door to peace. We’ve survived hard things before. We can survive what comes next, too.

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