Change Isn't A Dirty Word

A few years ago, I stood in my kitchen, hands wrapped around a coffee mug that had gone cold. On paper, everything looked fine—steady work, a clear path, the life I told everyone I wanted.

But I couldn’t shake the quiet thought that kept slipping in:

What if I’ve outgrown this?

I kept pushing it down the thought that coaching was more aligned to this version of myself than the entire therapy practice I spent years building,

because change felt reckless.

Because I’d worked too hard to admit I might want something else.

But here’s what I know now:

The moment I finally said the truth out loud—messy and unsure as it sounded—was the moment I started building a life that actually fit me.

Change isn’t a dirty bird.

Change is proof that you’re alive.

I think about the women I work with every day. Brilliant, capable, world‑carving women who whisper to me things like:

But what if people think I’m flaky?

What if I waste the years I’ve already invested?

What if I outgrow the life I built?

Here’s the truth—every breakthrough I’ve ever witnessed began the second a woman stopped demanding that her past self get a vote.

💎 When you change careers, you’re not betraying your old path—you’re honoring the part of you who wanted more.

💎 When you leave a relationship, you’re not breaking a promise—you’re keeping a deeper one to yourself.

💎 When you say no to something that drains you, you’re not quitting—you’re creating space for what lights you up.

Change doesn’t mean you’ve done something wrong.

Change means you’re finally listening.