Endings, Beginnings, and Everything In Between

July has been a month of transitions, a time when I’ve been holding the weight of parenting, supporting aging parents, navigating career changes, and reflecting deeply on what truly matters.

After years of serving as Executive Director at Go Stowe, I recently stepped away. It’s bittersweet. This role shaped me deeply, professionally and personally, and I’m incredibly proud of the work we did together. But as I close this chapter, I’m reminded that every ending holds the foundation for what’s next.

If you’ve ever found yourself balancing it all, work, family, identity shifts, then you know this middle space can feel overwhelming. However, I'm realizing it's also where the magic happens. If we are able to pause. Recalibrate. Realign with what we truly value. It’s where clarity begins to emerge… if we give ourselves permission to listen.
Here’s what I’ve been learning:

• Letting go is a powerful leadership move.
• Tending to transitions, our own and others’, is an act of care.
• A fresh start doesn’t require forgetting the past, just releasing what no longer serves you.

With that in mind, I’m taking some time this summer to focus on family, soak up nature, and head out West to explore. I’m also turning inward, creating space to reflect, reset, and prepare for what’s next.

In August, I’ll be sharing a new blog post about what this time away has taught me, on slowing down, shifting perspective, and finding clarity in unexpected places. I’m looking forward to bringing those reflections to you.

In the meantime, I’ll leave you with this:

• Where might you give yourself permission to pause and trust what’s unfolding?
• Where are you in a moment of transition, big or small, and what would it look like to meet that shift with intention instead of urgency?

Whether you're at a beginning, an ending, or somewhere in between, you’re not alone. The middle may be messy, but it’s where growth lives.

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