NextAct Notes
Twenty-five years in, and I still believe every woman deserves a straight answer instead of a guess. This is where I give you mine, written for you if you’re in it, and for the people who love you through it.
Know Your Worth: Why Wanting More Isn’t Selfish
I know how it feels to wonder if it’s selfish to want more for yourself. It isn’t. Self-worth isn’t a feeling you wait for, it’s something you build through what you do.
You’re Not Too Emotional, You’re Listening to a Messenger
You’re so emotional. Stop overreacting. Stop being so sensitive. I’ve heard every version of that, and so has nearly every woman I’ve ever worked with. None of it is true.
You’re Not Losing Your Mind, You’re Losing Your Estrogen
You feel like you have the emotional stability of a toddler some days, up one minute, down the next, ready for a tantrum in between. That’s not a character flaw. It’s biology, and it has a real fix.
You’re Not Losing Your Mind. Ten Symptoms That Might Mean You’re in Perimenopause
You’ve been Googling your symptoms at midnight, positive something is seriously wrong. It might be. It’s probably just perimenopause, and it’s more common, and starts earlier, than anyone tells you.
Your NextAct Isn’t a Crisis. It’s a Calling.
Everyone calls it a midlife crisis. What if it’s the opposite? What if the restlessness, the questioning, the sense that something has to change, isn’t a breakdown at all, but a calling you’ve been too busy to hear waiting to break through?
Power Isn’t Something You Have. It’s Something You Do.
You’re waiting to feel powerful before you make your move, but that’s backwards. Power isn’t a feeling you’re issued and then get to use. It’s something you create by taking action. You’ll feel powerful after you begin, not before you do.