I have built businesses. Led teams. Reinvented myself more than once — from musical theater performer to nonprofit and education professional, to producer, to entrepreneur.
I have a fulfilling marriage. Great friendships. A company I own and am building every day.
And yet… when confronted with the reality of my boys going off to college, something shifted.
It was both dramatic and subtle at the same time. Both tears and a gentle nagging. A quiet but persistent question:
Who am I now?
For decades, my identity was layered — mom, partner, builder, problem-solver, supporter, strategist. I loved those roles. But when the daily intensity of mothering softened, I realized how much of my energy had been outward.
Suddenly there was space.
And space can feel both liberating and disorienting.
I found myself craving something I couldn't quite name — not a new job, not a hobby, not a dramatic reinvention. What I wanted was intention. Direction. A sense that this next season wasn't something to "get through," but something to design.
I also noticed something else.
So many women around me — smart, capable, accomplished women — were feeling the same quiet dislocation. We had spent years pouring into families, careers, and communities. Now we were standing at a threshold.
Not lost. Not unhappy. Just… undefined.
And undefined can feel uncomfortable.
That's why I created The Next Chapter Network.
This isn't about blowing up your life. It's about reclaiming it — gently, bravely, deliberately.
It's about gathering a small group of women — your friends, your neighbors, a friend of a friend who just gets it — and going deeper together. They don't all need to know each other. They just need you as the connector. Not in a big, anonymous online group. Around a table. In person. With a framework that gives your conversations real structure and meaning.
We call these small groups Chapters. Each one is 6–10 women who meet monthly for guided conversation, experience sharing, and honest exploration of what this season means — followed by dinner together. Between meetups, your Chapter stays connected via text with weekly prompts, challenges, and reflections.
Midlife isn't a winding down. It's a widening.
You are not done. You are not behind. You are not alone.
You are standing at the beginning of your next chapter.
And I'm so glad you're here.