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.
Your Brain Isn’t Designed to Make You Happy
You can have a good life and still lie awake cataloging everything that could go wrong. That isn’t a character flaw. Your brain is not designed to make you happy. It’s designed to keep you safe. Once you understand that, you stop…
Why You Feel Like Two Different Women in the Same Week
Some days you feel like yourself. Other days you feel like a stranger wearing your life. That swing isn’t instability. It’s what happens when your body and your identity change at the same time, and nobody handed you the manual.
You Already Know the Truth You’re Afraid to Admit
You’ve been saying I don’t know for so long you’ve started to believe it. But you DO know. And I think part of you has known for a long time.
The Difference Between Being Peaceful and Being at Peace And Why One of Them Is Exhausting You
You will never be peaceful. But you can be at peace. And the difference between those two things will change how you move through the world.
Menopause Isn’t Breaking You. It’s Rearranging You. Here’s What’s Actually Happening.
The woman on the other side of menopause is not going back. She’s going forward. Here’s what I learned when menopause rearranged everything I thought I knew about myself.
Why You Keep Losing It in Midlife and What Your Body Is Actually Trying to Tell You
You are not crazy. You are not weak. You are a woman in midlife navigating something enormous without a roadmap. Here’s what your body is actually trying to tell you.