What if there's a great story unfolding in your life right now, even if you can't see how all the pieces fit together yet?

This week, I'm sharing something deeply personal about grief, faith, divine timing, and the unexpected ways life reminds us that there's still so much more to our story.

After losing both of my grandmothers this year and walking alongside my mom through her cancer diagnosis, I've been reflecting on something called post-traumatic growth — the possibility that even through loss, heartbreak, and life's most difficult seasons, we can discover new strength, deeper love, and a greater appreciation for life.

I'm also sharing a series of moments from a very special weekend with my daughter that reminded me of the importance of paying attention to the breadcrumbs along the way.

Sometimes we spend so much time trying to figure out how everything is going to happen that we forget to actually live the life that's available to us right now.

And sometimes the seasons that don't look impressive from the outside are the very seasons where our most important foundations are being built.

In this episode, we're talking about:

• What post-traumatic growth is and how difficult experiences can change the way we see our lives.

• The difference between taking inspired action and trying to force an outcome.

• How to follow the breadcrumbs of your purpose without needing to know the entire plan.

• Why some of our greatest transformations happen during the quiet, foundational seasons of life.

• Trusting God with the details while continuing to show up for your purpose.

• How our choices, faith, courage, and joy become part of the legacy we leave for the next generation.

• A special sneak peek at something BIG I'm announcing on November 1st!

A few affirmations to take with you this week:

✨ There is a great story unfolding in my life.

✨ I am available to receive love, goodness, and abundance in ways I didn't expect.

✨ I am becoming the woman I once needed.

✨ I can honor my past without continuing to live in it.

✨ My joy is part of my legacy.

✨ My faith is part of my legacy.

✨ I trust God with the details while I show up in my purpose.

A question to journal on:

If you stopped trying to figure out how your life was supposed to go and started fully living the life that's available to you today, what might become possible?

And one of my favorite journaling and tapping prompts:

"What happens next is..."

Give yourself permission to write a beautiful next chapter.

❤️ Join me for 21 Days of Tapping & Affirmations

Starting November 2nd, we're spending 21 days becoming BRAVE & BOLD through daily EFT tapping and affirmations.

If you're ready to release what's been holding you back, trust yourself more deeply, and make the moves you've been feeling called to make, I'd love to have you join us.

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P.S. November 1st is a BIG day. I've been creating something behind the scenes that is about honoring the generations who came before us, celebrating the women we've become,