There’s a moment many women quietly carry in midlife. It isn’t always dramatic. It doesn’t arrive with ceremony. It’s more like noticing the soft click of a door closing behind you — the realization that the world has stopped seeing you in the ways it once did.

Anxiety is part of being human. Sometimes it arrives as a quiet hum in the background, and other times it feels like it’s taking up all the space in the room. It’s not proof that something is “wrong” with you—it’s a signal from your body and mind that they’re carrying a lot.

Here are some ways to meet anxiety with presence and kindness.

I woke up at 3 a.m. a few days ago with this phrase echoing through my head:

Humanity, not strategy.

What the heck does that mean?

At first, I chalked it up to a dream fragment—maybe something leftover from a conversation or podcast. But the words kept circling in my thoughts, nudging me to pay attention. As someone who listens when something persistent shows up, I got curious.

And I realized: these three words are quietly shaping how I move forward.

There are moments in life when the ground beneath our feet seems to shift. A job changes, a relationship ends, a new phase begins, or the world around us reveals itself to be more unpredictable than we realized. And in those moments, the steady rhythm we’ve come to rely on can fall silent.

Anxiety rushes in like a tide.

It’s not always loud. Sometimes it hums just beneath the surface—tight shoulders, shallow breath, a foggy mind trying to grasp something solid. Other times, it crackles like static, making it hard to concentrate or sleep. It can come with a litany of “what ifs,” or a hollow sense that something is wrong, even if you can’t name what.

I’m writing this the day before the Presidential Election in the US. As a sensitive soul, I have approached this week with a view to providing as much safety, comfort, and goodness that I can. I’m also acutely aware of how much privilege I have to decide I’m not going to watch the returns.

I’m also feeling incredibly raw today. Big emotions, lots of tears, a bit of fear, and a whole lot of gratitude for some amazing communities in which I participate. I don’t have much of a point of sharing this except to say, I see you, I love you, and if life is hard for you right now, be gentle, be open to receive, and show up in whatever way you can.

Our messenger pal, Mercury, gets a bad wrap. Every time we get ready to head into a Mercury Retrograde period, all of the memes and moans of despair surface. Oh no!!!! Everything is about to go to shit!

I call bullshit! Is it fun? No, not always, but Mercury truly assists us by calling attention to that which needs revisiting, reviewing, refining, or retuning. How can you navigate this next retrograde period from August 4th-28th?

I’m resurrecting my blog and newsletter to more regularly communicate with those of you who have been following me, some for quite a few years! As a solopreneur, it can be tricky to keep up with all the latest algorithm requirements of the interwebs and if you’re introverted, like me, shouting into the void does not appeal AT ALL!

It’s been a hot minute since I last wrote to you all. The last few years have really helped me hone my focus and gain clarity as to what I truly desire. I’ve been and will continue to make a few changes as to how I spend my time, what I wish to create, and what community means to me, especially as an introvert.

Anyone who knows me for a minute knows I’m an avid reader, a complete bookworm. Reading has been my favorite thing since I read ALL of the Nancy Drew books in 3rd grade. In fact, the only time I really ever got in trouble in elementary school was when I wouldn’t hear the teacher tell us to put our “free reading” books away and move on to the next subject.

I believe this love developed from several factors: I’m an HSP, introvert, and I love to learn. Reading meets all of these needs in a spectacular fashion. I’m the girl sitting at the bar, with an adult beverage and a book or my Kindle.

Allowing, Grace, Fail Forward, Perfectly Imperfect.

What do you feel when reading those words? If you’re anything like me I usually tense up. I’m not sure where I got my exaggerated fear of failure from, but I do know that I’ve been working on it, with it, and attempting to be curious about it. I absolutely love learning so I’m not so sure how failing would upset me when it just presents another learning opportunity.