Peace. Presence. Acceptance. Rest.

THESE are the things that I'll be prioritizing going forward. And it's so incredibly freeing.

As this year comes to a close, I’m reflecting on a truth I didn’t fully see until now: everything I’ve been building — every iteration of my business, every unraveling moment, every shift in perspective — has really just been a stepping stone to the next chapter. And that next chapter starts in 2026.

This episode is a raw, honest look at what’s been happening beneath the surface for years… and what finally crystallized after a two-day Thanksgiving road trip with my dad.

✨ The Road Trip That Cracked Me Open
A simple getaway revealed how tightly wound I’d become — juggling motherhood, business ownership, and the invisible emotional labor of managing every detail of life.
Stepping away showed me how deep my perfectionism and need for control had burrowed in. The release was immediate… and then it deepened.

✨ The Shift In What Actually Matters
In the weeks since, I’ve felt a peace that I can’t logically explain. My financial situation hasn’t changed, yet my relationship to money has.
My goals? Totally different than they were even a year ago.
My desires? Shockingly small, simple, grounded — in the best possible way.
I no longer want the “online business dream.” I no longer want to be everywhere and everything. I want presence, peace, acceptance, rest.

✨ The Business Clarity I’ve Been Waiting For
After years of will-she/won’t-she about the direction of my work, I know this now:
I’m meant to go fully IRL.
I’m meant to build relationships and reputation in the real world.
I’m meant to mentor, teach, create, and support people offline.
And I’m grateful — deeply — for the contract that’s carrying me into 2026 with stability and purpose.

✨ Letting Go… All the Way Down
I’m practicing the art of lowering expectations. For everything.
Business. Motherhood. Brand-building. Family photos. My timeline. My output.
Letting go hasn’t made my life smaller — it’s created the space for the real fuel:

Peace. Presence. Acceptance. Rest.
Unsexy? Maybe. But freeing? Absolutely.

✨ The Joy I Didn't Know I Was Missing
I’ve been filling my cup again — with music, art, holidays, football games, ballet, connection, and play.
I picked up a flute for the first time in decades and my fingers remembered.
I’m considering piano lessons, theater, season tickets…
Things that give something back immediately, without turning it into a job or a side hustle.
This is abundance in its purest form.

✨ A Warning About the Online Business Hamster Wheel
I share a vulnerable reflection about a woman I admire — someone caught in the same addictive business cycle I once lived inside.
The adrenaline. The obsession. The inability to stop.
I believe 2026 is going to shine a light on the unhealthy norms we’ve been living under — especially the grind culture promised to millennials that never actually materialized.

✨ What’s Coming in 2026
More awakenings. More clarity. More collective shifting.
Things may get harder in the world — but our perception, wisdom, and resilience are growing.
I feel more optimistic than I’ve felt in years, and I can’t explain it except to say: something deeper is happening.

✨ My New Work: Get TF Offline
I’m creating a guide to help people take their businesses offline — and into real community, real relationships, and real sustainability.
It’ll be cost efficient, practical, and rooted in everything I’ve lived, learned, unlearned, and reprogrammed.

GET ON THE WAITLIST HERE:

Get TF Offline 2026

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In this episode, I’m finally naming a shift that has been simmering for a long time: I’m done clinging to previous versions of myself, my business, and especially the online business space that shaped so much of my early entrepreneurship.

A new era. A new way of being in my work and in my life.

I share the two big pivots guiding my business in 2026:

(1) moving fully into an IRL, community-rooted model across Western New York and surrounding regions, and
(2) letting go, once and for all, of the narratives, delusions, and false promises that dominate the online business world.

I also talk about reclaiming the “woo” I’ve believed in long before it was commodified on Instagram — the real magic found in presence, intuition, energy, and everyday moments. And I explain why stepping away from the online space is helping me recover my clarity, creativity, and courage.

You’ll hear how I’m rebuilding my business using real relationships, real conversations, and real-world data — not trends, templates, or algorithms. And I offer ideas for listeners who feel stuck, burnt out, or confused about how to plan for 2026 in a world where online growth is no longer the golden ticket.

This is a grounded, honest, and hopeful conversation about stripping everything down to what’s true, what’s needed, and what’s right in front of you.

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The Middle Ground

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It's hit me twice now in the last two years: I pour full time effort into running a part-time business. This was never my intention (and it wasn't always this way!)

I used to have better boundaries and better outcomes.

Last year, when my youngest daughter was in half-day UPK, I still found myself grinding into the surrounding hours and corners of the day, hustling to make my business work. And it did! For a little while. (Ask me how I felt during that time.)

This year, I've run around in circles trying to figure out how to get a sustainable full time income while the Universe was handing out *other plans.*

All of it has led me to the moment: where I sat with the new reality of what I do and do not have the capacity for, what permission I can give myself in this moment, and what's next for this 5 year old business.

If you KNOW that things are different in your business, if things haven't felt quite right or inspiring for a long time, or if you're pouring energy, effort, and resources into something that isn't giving back in some way- you'll relate to this episode.

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