When I turned 50, we had recently moved from Texas to California. I’d sold my business as the publisher of a local parenting magazine. I knew so many people in Texas and had so much support in my community. I was a big fish in a small pond. 

I had no idea how much letting go of that business would impact me and cause me to question, who am I? What the heck do I do now? 

Truthfully, I spent the first 6 months in California grieving the loss of my identity, my regular schedule and especially my community of girlfriends and colleagues. 

I remember meeting up with my brother and his family along with other friends of theirs for a popular local parade. No one came up and introduced themselves or made an effort to connect. I felt tears fill my eyes, I felt alone and lonely. 

I was also watching my kids grieve the loss of their friends and the only home they had known which made my mama heart ache for them. 

As we all settled into our lives and I started my next career as a business coach for artists and creatives, I finally had the space to set up a studio in our home. 

Being able to simply go to my studio and make art on a regular basis was a game changer! I was making more and more art, signing up for all kinds of classes and certifications, and discovering who I was as an artist. I also began incorporating more and more art and writing into my business coaching practice.

One afternoon I was standing in the middle of my space that was half office and half art studio. I was taking a break from my work to paint for a bit when this question popped into my head: “What if I put art at the center of my life?”

What??!!

I wasn’t sure at the time what that question even meant but I knew a shift was coming. 

My kids finished high school and went off to college and I once again found myself grieving even though I was so excited for them. 

I went through menopause and found my body changing rapidly, I felt like I didn’t recognize myself.

As the pandemic put a stop on travel and left us with so many question marks about the world and about my business, I found myself dealing with intense anxiety that I had never experienced before.

I also found myself with more time than ever to focus on my art and my own personal growth. 

Those questions came back to haunt me, again. Who am I now? Am I focusing on what matters most to me? Am I serving others in a way that feels most aligned with my values and my calling?

“I’m almost 60,” I said to myself, “What am I doing? Is this work going to sustain me? How much longer do I want to be doing this?”

Then I had another lightbulb moment which ultimately changed my life and set me on the path to doing my most fulfilling work ever as a creative depth coach and expressive arts facilitator. 

“What if I paint my way to the answers?”

I realized that I could no longer answer questions in the same way I always had. I couldn’t think my way out of this. I started experimenting with using my own combination of art and writing to find the answers. Suddenly I was seeing new connections, finding inspiration and clues that were invisible to me before. 

I came up with a process that worked every time. It helped my husband and I make the decision to leave California and relocate to Colorado. It helped me finally let go of the business I no longer enjoyed so that I could focus on doing more of what I love: helping other women navigate the 2nd half of life with ease, with joy and with fun!

I started sharing that process with others with great success. And now this “signature process” is at the heart of all my programs.

In this Mythical Makeover Experience, you will get a taste of what I call The Creative Discovery Cycle - a 3-step process for finding clarity and certainty. 

It's worked for thousands of women and could be the very solution you've been seeking to answering those urgent midlife questions.