“My story is filled with broken pieces, terrible choices, and ugly truths. It’s also filled with a major comeback, peace in my soul, and a grace that saved my life.” - Kathy Browne When I was a kid, my father would sneak off to the bathroom for what felt like hours at a time. He called it his throne. It was the only place, between his family and those who worked for him, where he could find solitude. And in that solitude, he always had a stack of fantasy novels that he read to escape into...

Over the past few months, one quote has repeated in my head: “Please don’t let me spend all my time focusing on a future finish line without realizing that I am already standing at one that my past self never could have even dreamt of reaching.” I have repeated it to friends, coworkers, and on coaching calls, mostly so that it would sink in a little bit more each time. It is not lost on me that I am proverbially standing at the culmination of thousands of steps, tears, and moments I couldn’t...

“We need to look back sometimes and realize the past taught us to appreciate our future.” - Simone Elkeles I have spent the majority of my life stuck in the past, focused on specific moments.  The moments when I hurt another person or made a mistake that I quickly wished I could undo or had access to things I would do anything to have back again. Most of all, I replayed memories of all that happened to me, which I had no control over, and created versions of myself I never asked for. I found...