In this Monday Mini, we explore what it really means to close out a cycle — not just in theory, but through action. Using the symbolism of shedding and fresh starts, I share a personal story about loving the idea of something long after it stopped moving forward, and the moment I finally chose to walk away for good.

This episode isn’t about endings for the sake of endings — it’s about recognizing when something no longer aligns and being willing to signal that truth through your choices. When we stop circling, stop hesitating, and start walking the walk, space opens. Sometimes quietly. Sometimes completely.

A reflection on release, alignment, and trusting that when we’re truly ready to let go, life has a way of meeting us there.

As 2025 comes to a close, there’s a lot of noise about how we’re supposed to end a year and start a new one. Reflections. Resolutions. Big intentions. Fresh starts.

In this Monday Mini, I’m gently pushing back on the idea that there’s a “right” way to move into a new year.

Whether you’re feeling energized, exhausted, hopeful, uncertain, or somewhere in between, this episode is an invitation to release the rules and trust your own rhythm.

There’s no wrong way to close a year. And no deadline on becoming who you’re meant to be.

In Part 2 of my conversation with Mallory Mahoney, we move into the moment that changed everything — her decision to step away from corporate life and choose a pause instead of a plan. We talk honestly about what it takes to listen to yourself when the next step isn’t clear and the identity you’ve known no longer fits.

This episode explores what happens after the decision: the uncertainty, the grief, the relief, and the quiet work of remembering who you are beneath the titles. A conversation about trust, courage, and allowing what’s next to unfold without forcing it.

This Monday Mini is inspired by a simple line from The Santa Clause that feels a lot deeper as an adult than it ever did as a kid: “Seeing isn’t believing. Believing is seeing.”

Somewhere along the way, we lose our comfort with magic. With the unknown. With trusting what we can’t yet prove or predict. We’re taught to wait for certainty, evidence, and guarantees before we believe in what’s possible.

But so much of life is lived in the in-between—careers we haven’t found yet, relationships still unfolding, versions of ourselves we haven’t met.

In this episode, I reflect on how we lose (and can reclaim) our ability to believe without seeing first—and how choosing belief, curiosity, and a little wonder might actually change what becomes visible in our lives.

Because maybe the magic never disappeared. Maybe we just stopped trusting it.

This week on Fearlessly Becoming, I’m joined by Mallory Mahoney for an honest, expansive conversation about stepping away from corporate life and sitting in the in-between.

Mallory recently chose to take a sabbatical after years of defining herself through titles, timelines, and external expectations. In this first part of our conversation, we explore what it looks like to decouple identity from career, to slow down without having all the answers, and to gently come back to yourself after years of “doing.”

We talk about the discomfort of unlearning productivity as worth, the grief and relief that can coexist when you walk away from something familiar, and the quiet (sometimes messy) process of rediscovering joy when there’s no clear next step yet.

This is a conversation for anyone who’s questioning who they are outside of their job, feeling untethered in a season of transition, or learning to trust themselves in the pause.

Part two of this conversation will be released next week — and if this episode is any indication, you’ll want to stay for what unfolds next.

This Monday Mini is doing the most… because it’s my birthday. 🎉 What started as a “quick reflection episode” turned into a full-on live interview of me — led by a dear friend who has a tradition of asking the birthday person thoughtful, unexpected questions every year.

So instead of me hosting, I’m in the hot seat. We reflect, we laugh (a lot), we revisit some growth, and we don’t take ourselves too seriously. It’s part life update, part personal check-in, and part celebration of another year lived fully — messy, meaningful, and real.

Consider this a birthday candle moment… just with a microphone. 🥂

The epic Spotify Wrapped as discussed in the episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZEVXdfEZSnhzbNP3?si=tMzcbHsoQ9aEHNkp6mtv7g&pi=81HpE43PRcCI2&nd=1&dlsi=f463be1ea2714943

This week on Fearlessly Becoming, I’m joined by Alexis Wingert — founder of Grazing Gouda, a luxury charcuterie brand she built, grew, and ultimately sold. After chapters in entrepreneurship, corporate, and the nonprofit world, Alexis now finds herself in the “in-between” once again — that tender space where identity, purpose, and possibility all get reshuffled.

In our conversation, we explore what it looks like to trust the unfolding, to make peace with not knowing, and to find pockets of joy and gratitude even when the path ahead isn’t fully clear. Alexis shares the lessons she’s gathered from building (and releasing) a successful business, navigating transitions, and giving herself permission to change.

It’s an honest, grounded, heart-forward dialogue about growth, reinvention, and learning to love the in-between.

Today’s mini begins with a conversation I had with my son—one that made me laugh and also landed right in my chest. When I asked if it was strange that I don’t have a “regular job,” he replied, “Not really… because you’re not regular.”In those six words, I felt completely seen.This episode unpacks that moment, what it revealed, and why so many of us hide the parts of ourselves that feel a little “different.” Consider this a gentle nudge to let yourself be known, fully.

In this solo episode, I’m sharing the winding path of my career transitions—the roles I tried on, the moments that didn’t fit, and the steady nudges from the universe that kept pointing me somewhere else. Somewhere truer.

It took time to realize it, but I’m not built for corporate America. I thrive in autonomy, creativity, and the freedom to shape my own work. This episode is about how I finally understood that—and what it looks like to choose the path that actually fits.

In this Monday Mini, we explore what it really means to be the light.Not by shining nonstop, but by showing up authentically, sharing joy when we have it, borrowing brightness when we don’t, and turning the light inward when we need clarity.Because together—string by string—we light the world.