Some things get clearer with time

This past weekend, I spent several days with some dear college friends sans kiddos.

(Huge shout out to my parents and neighbors who made it possible!)

We don't talk every week. We aren't up to date on every detail of one another's lives. But immediately, it felt like no time had passed.

There's something beautiful about friendships that have enough history to hold change. We aren't the same people we were at twenty. We've built careers, weathered disappointments, celebrated milestones, become parents (or not), cared for family, questioned assumptions, and grown into ourselves. Yet there's a trust that remains. A shared foundation that lets us pick right back up.

As I returned home, I realized that feeling has been showing up in another part of my life, too.

Over the past year, I've done a tremendous amount of reflecting, learning, experimenting, and rewriting. Some of you have watched that unfold in real time. There were moments when I knew I was changing but couldn't yet articulate exactly what I was changing toward.

Now I can.

I've completely rewritten my website, and more importantly, I've finally found the words for the work I've been doing all along.

Sparks of Change helps individuals and groups move through high stakes decisions, transitions, conflict, and growth with greater self awareness, resilience, and connection.

For individuals, my work has become especially focused on women navigating complex life decisions, whether that's becoming a solo parent, making a professional leap, moving through divorce, dating again, caring for aging parents, or another transition that asks, "Who do I want to be now?"

The methods may be coaching, facilitation, leadership development, intercultural learning, somatic practices, or spiritual guidance. But the heart of the work is helping people move through complexity with greater clarity, confidence, and purpose.

If you've ever wondered exactly what I do, I hope the new website makes that much clearer.

And if someone comes to mind as you read this, someone standing at one of life's crossroads, I'd be honored if you'd think of me or pass my name along.

One thing I continue to believe is that none of us navigates life's biggest transitions alone. We need people who remind us who we are, ask better questions than we ask ourselves, and help us move forward with intention.

My college friends reminded me of that this weekend.

These days, I feel something I haven't felt in quite a while: clear. Clear about my purpose. Clear about who I'm here to serve. Clear about the difference I hope to make.

If someone in your life is navigating one of life's big transitions, I'd be honored if you'd introduce us. And if you're simply curious about where Sparks of Change has evolved, I'd love for you to explore the new website.