Welcome to Life Branches
Let's Talk About What Nobody Tells You About Midlife
I’m so glad you found your way here.
At 46 years old, I realized I had no idea who I was.
Sounds dramatic, right? But here’s the thing, after 18 years of marriage, 2 kids, and a career I hated, I’d become a stranger to myself. The marriage had just ended. My identity was... what, exactly?
That’s the moment Life Branches was born. Not in some inspired flash of clarity, but in the uncomfortable space between who I’d been and who I had yet to become.
Here’s what I know about you
You’re probably somewhere in that space right now.
Maybe you’re now entering perimenopause. Or your career feels hollow and you can’t remember why you chose it in the first place. Or your marriage is fine—technically—but you’re not fine. Or you’re divorced and trying to figure out how to be a person again instead of someone’s wife.
You’re tired of advice that sounds good on Instagram but doesn’t actually help when you’re lying awake at 3 a.m., wondering if this is all there is.
What I’m not selling you
I’m not going to tell you to “find your passion” or “live your best life” or any of that motivational poster bullshit.
I won’t pretend this is easy.
I’m not offering quick fixes or five-step formulas that promise everything will make sense by next week.
What you’ll actually get here
I’m a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC), which means I’ve spent years studying how people change and grow. But more importantly, I’ve lived it. I rebuilt my entire life at 50 after an 18-year marriage ended. I know this territory. And I’m not interested in giving you generic “you go girl” advice. I’m here to help you actually figure out what comes next.
Life Branches is about that. The branches. Not the ending of your old life, but the strange, scary, sometimes exciting moment when new paths start appearing.
Paths you never saw coming.
We’ll talk about:
The psychology behind why midlife feels so disorienting (spoiler: your brain is literally reorganizing itself).
What actually helps when you’re trying to figure out who you are now.
The frameworks I use with clients to move through transitions instead of getting stuck in them.
The real stuff nobody posts about. The grief mixed with relief. The freedom that terrifies you. The days you feel 25 and 65 at the same time.
Why Life Branches?
Because your life isn’t a straight line that suddenly stops at 40 or 50 or whenever you hit a major transition. It’s a tree. And midlife? That’s when the branches start going in unexpected directions.
Some branches you choose. Some surprise you. Some you have to cut off so new ones can grow.
So what now?
Subscribe for free to get all my posts if this sounds like a conversation you want to be part of. I’ll be here every week with stories, experiences, and suggestions, just being honest about this whole messy process.
Become a paid subscriber
You’ve been Googling “is this normal” at 2am. Reading articles that don’t quite get it. Talking to friends who mean well but haven’t been through it yet. And you’re tired of piecing together advice from people who don’t actually understand what it feels like to wake up in midlife and not recognize your life.
I’ve spent 18+ years as a therapist watching women hit midlife and think something’s wrong with them. Spoiler: nothing’s wrong. You’re just done pretending.
Here’s what you get when you upgrade:
Quarterly live group calls. We work through whatever’s actually happening in your life right now. Not some pre-planned topic. Real questions, real answers, real support from women who get it. Can’t make it live? You get the replay.
Full access to my therapy toolkit. The resources and worksheets I use with the Midlife Transition Framework. The stuff that helps you figure out what you actually want, not what you’re supposed to want.
Monthly Q&A access. Send me your specific questions and I’ll answer them in dedicated posts or during our calls. No waiting. No wondering if your situation is “worth” asking about. If it matters to you, it matters. Life Branches is a reader-supported publication. Help make it possible for me to keep showing up for women who need real stuff that actually works.