I Climbed Every Peak—Then Found Real Power in the Descent

This one’s for the ambitious women who’ve built a life full of peaks — only to realize that real growth isn’t about climbing higher, but sinking deeper

As a woman who pledged allegiance to healthcare over 20 years ago —

Who worked her butt off to pass physics so PT schools would accept me.

Who shadowed in clinics while grieving the loss of a swimming career (and identity) cut short by injury.

Who turned grief into resolve to help other athletes like me.

Who got into the top schools, graduated top of her class, landed the dream jobs — and learned that even in the best places, if the people around you aren’t truly supportive, it’s a nightmare dressed like a daydream

Who realized it’s not just about creating a better future for patients, but for the people who serve them.

Because if you’re only pouring into your patients — chances are you’re pouring out all that’s meant for you.

Who got scrappy, built a business from scratch — not just to support my dreams but to support my life and my Soul.

Who then sank into the deep dark crevasse known as cancer — and noticed that, in the darkness, a deeper purpose illuminated.

Who questioned her relationship with healthcare — as a patient, and as a provider.

Who felt the nudge to shift away from the clinical world and discovered: the mission never changed.

It simply merged with the deeper mission.

I may not practice healthcare, but I still serve the patients — by serving the people who serve them.

Supporting them to lead and serve from an aligned place — where who they are, what matters most, and what they’re here to do is fully embodied in their work.

I didn’t lose my way — I zig-zagged as I grew deeper.

I didn’t leave home — I came home to myself.

I didn’t uproot — I sank my roots into my Soul’s Story.

And from there: I can stand taller. Shine brighter. Expand.

The alchemy is not in avoiding darkness, but in sinking into it.

That’s where your Story and the light reveal themselves.