12/22/2025
Moving into this week, I am experiencing a mixture of nostalgia, grief, gratitude, a sense of accomplishment, and a deep peace… I could go on. I am a feeler. I feel a lot of things, a lot of the time, often all at once. This is both a gift and, at times, a struggle.
This is my end-of-year heartfelt share.
This message is for you, this message is for me.
I’m curious if you might be experiencing some of this as well. Maybe this share will support you in not feeling so alone, bring you some comfort, offer acknowledgment of your humanness, and create an awareness of being seen—and then I let go of whatever expectations it might hold for you. 🙂
This past week, I’ve found myself thinking about my dad a lot. He had such a great sense of humor; I get a lot of my quick wit from him. Although his words could often be harsh because he simply told you how it was, he had such a strong and memorable personality. I was privileged to have a few really good one-on-one talks with him about life. He also thought I was the wild one of the kids—taking, from a young age, the path that was “called” to me rather than the one I may have been “expected” to take. I miss his smile. He had a great smile.
I am also grieving the loss of a friendship that has evolved over the years. I’ve had a few friendships that were very dear to my heart—some have changed, and some are no longer. This has been another aspect of my grieving heart this year. People change, we evolve, life changes, right? We get misunderstood, we try to reconcile, and sometimes the season of that relationship is complete. I can still love them, and it can still be something I am grieving.
Then there is the journey of being a woman in menopause… for the women out there, need I say more? HA!
I continue to choose to be in a state of “be with” menopause—to stay curious and open rather than frustrated. I know my husband is doing his best to navigate me during these interesting times. I’m sure some days he feels like he should enter the house with a helmet, just in case. 😉
I am thankful we live in a day and age where we are talking about menopause more and more. As we do this, we share what is working and what isn’t. We begin to see that there are other things we haven’t yet tried. I could choose frustration, but instead I’m choosing curiosity and loving my body through what it is navigating in the best way it knows how—even if that means weight gain, brain fog, or interesting mood swings…
I will keep trying things on to best support myself and my body during this time.
If you are struggling with “the pause,” talk about it. Ask questions. Research. There is so much out there that you may not have tried yet. You are not alone on this quest.
I’m not glad I didn’t pay for the Menopause Trip—because if I had, I’d be asking for my money back! Ha!
I am celebrating the wise woman who continues to show up.
I am celebrating the messy woman who continues to show up.
I am celebrating the courageous woman who continues to show up.
I am celebrating who God has evolved me into.
I am celebrating my clients whom I get to support and walk alongside.
I am celebrating being a business owner.
I am celebrating being a step-mom.
I am celebrating God and my thanks in how he continues to show up in my life.
I am celebrating this day.
I am celebrating this moment that I have been gifted.
May you take some time to acknowledge the human you are today and all that you have moved through to be here.
Acknowledge and celebrate that you are still here—resilient, because it is your birthright.
Acknowledge the wisdom that continues to unfold from all that you have experienced, shaping you into this beautiful, magnificent human being.
You are so loved and supported.
I acknowledge you.
I see you.
I hear you.
I love you.
Be blessed—and cheers to us.
All my love,
T
