I'm going to keep it real with you...

Hustle used to be my middle name.

For more than a decade, building three businesses, and navigating all seasons of entrepreneurship, pedal down was the only way I knew how to operate.

It was what was modelled to me... keeping so busy felt, safe.

In the fall of 2021, I found myself at the end of my rope.

Years of suppressing my needs, my feelings and my voice caught up to me.

Brené Brown calls it a spiritual awakening...I call it a walk out because that's what I did, I walked out. 

I could no longer operate from urgent and on-fire. 

I couldn't create the life I wanted from the last 6 inches of the treadmill anymore and, I knew that I could no longer bump myself down to the bottom of my to-do list.

On the verge of burning it all down, I decided to take my power back. 

What changed?

I went deeper than the surface level "work".
I found ways to heal myself from within, to restore trust in my own inner world. 
I learned how to open myself up to receive, and to let others in. 

This deep healing has allowed me to move from a place of self-criticism, doubt and shame and find a place of love, acceptance and freedom for myself and how I lead my life, my business and, my community.  

No more self-help without practical application.
No more surface level  "I'm fine" and "it's fine".
No more scaling at the expense of my well-being.
No more trying to do it all alone or settling. 

When I started sharing my story, it seemed to give permission to the entrepreneurs and leaders in my groups and coaching community to share their truth too...

Now, I think healing is the new hustle and incorporate transformational personal growth experiences within my work for a more sustainable approach to professional growth.