Weeklyish Thoughts

Weeklyish Thoughts — Honest reflections on alcohol-free living for women in midlife. Part diary, part pep talk, always real. Get first looks at new programs, early access to events, exclusive member discounts, and the messy-middle truth of my own sober journey. Growth isn't perfection—it's connection.

Jet plane, Influencers, + Art of Connection

Hi! I am writing this week's newsletter early, as I will be in Scottsdale, AZ, for the Sober in the City event this weekend. No podcast this week, but I have some great guests on the docket coming up. I highly recommend catching up on previous episodes. My guests fascinate me. The feedback has b...

May 16, 2025

Wild, Finalist, Epic, and Final

Hi! First and foremost, a big thank-you! With a HUG! You've made me a finalist for Best Coach from the Sans Bar Academy Awards. I was listening to the nominations and preparing myself to NOT hear my name, and it was the first one listed. It took me by such great surprise that I burst out crying, ...

May 09, 2025

Sandwich, Hormones, and the Embarrassment of Needing Support

Hi!!!! I took my mom to my daughter's Mom's weekend at MIZZOU. I was in the middle of a sandwich, if you know what I mean. And speaking of...Sandwich is one of my all-time favorite books by NY Times bestselling author Catherine Newman, who is the guest on the 🔗 Peripeteia Podcast this week!!! An...

May 02, 2025

Q1 Results

I got an email about something business-y and it included Q1 results. What comes to mind when I say that to you? Dread? Pride? Fear? Shame? It got me thinking about some of the things I've been working on this year. Remember when I started the 30/30/30 program in January? I am still sort of doin...

Apr 25, 2025

It's Like Pulling Teeth

Friend. I had a molar pulled this week. Way in the back. And honestly? I wasn’t prepared for how much it would bring up—pain, yes, but mostly shame. It’s wild how long I avoided dealing with it. Ignored it. Minimized it. Maybe I was in my head too much. Maybe I just needed a distraction. I kept t...

Apr 19, 2025

You Don't Need Alcohol to Feel Alive-Here's What You Need Instead

Hey You! There’s something I wish someone had told me early in my sobriety journey: Letting go of alcohol is only step one. Learning how to live again—that’s the real work. It’s not that I missed alcohol. What I really missed was feeling excited about life. I missed spontaneous fun. De...

Apr 14, 2025

A New York Minute ⏱️

I was in NYC for a New York minute (48 hours) this week. In the elevator of my (super cute) hotel, a guy asked if I was there for work or fun. I was stumped by the question and finally said, "My work is so fun. And also both." I was off to NJ to record a podcast. It might sound strange to say s...

Apr 11, 2025

What You're Missing

You don't know what you're missing on the inside. I'm giving you a sneak peek. This week in our Inside Community, we shared in a group call about how we're cleaning our emotional and spiritual houses. We are getting rid of people-pleasing, food that doesn't nourish us, negative self-talk, and the...

Apr 08, 2025

Still Looking for Ways to Beat Myself Up 🥊

Thank you for all your care and concern regarding my grandma. I truly felt I was in a "house full of love." My last newsletter title really resonated with so many: "Let it be and then let it go." The "let it go" piece has been a challenge for me. I sink my teeth into people, ideas, and expectatio...

Apr 03, 2025

Let it Be and Then Let it Go

I found myself four Bud Zeroes in, with two baskets of cheesecurds, one fish fry, and a card game with three tweenage players in front of me when the entire dive bar in my hometown joined in singing me happy birthday. You guys. Life is wildly beautiful. Here I was, 49 years old, 7 years sober, pr...

Mar 27, 2025

How do you measure a year?

Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes. How do you measure, measure a year? In daylights, in sunsets In midnights, in cups of coffee In inches, in miles In laughter, in strife In five hundred twenty-five thousand, six hundred minutes How do you measure a year in the life? How ab...

Mar 21, 2025

Drinking Yourself Into a Happier State of Being

Hi! First of all, the link I sent for the Spoil Yourself Sober Masterclass last week didn't work, and I am so sorry. I am working on it and will send a separate email with access to it tomorrow. This week my focus is joy! Maybe it's from the Cultivating Joy workshop I hosted with guest speaker D...

Mar 12, 2025

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