Hi hi Reader,

This Weekend, I Danced for 100 People.​
In an art gallery, no less.

It was my dance studio’s showcase, and I was in TWO numbers:

• The opening of A Chorus Line with my Broadway Jazz class (epic!)
• Tapping to Don’t Rain on My Parade (Barbra’s version, not Lea’s)

Was it nerve-wracking? Absolutely.
​Exhilarating? Oh, yeah.
​So. Much. Fun? 100%.

And it was a gorgeous reminder that a highlight of every week—my two back-to-back dance classes on Tuesday nights—isn’t just something I love showing up for. It’s also creating something beautiful.

A Quick Story About Tap Shoes

Two years ago, I asked for tap shoes for Mother’s Day.

I’d taken tap in my 20s but lost my shoes after loaning them out (life happens). Fast-forward 20-ish years, and I found myself yearning for more fun, more stretch, more me.

Enter: the tap shoes.

But they didn’t magically unlock joy. Nope, they sat in my closet for a while because the idea of finding a class felt hard.

Then one day, I went to one of my kids' musical theater performances and learned their choreographer TAUGHT DANCE CLASSES FOR GROWN-UPS.

Cue the (uncomfortable) magic:

I was nervous talking to her.
I was nervous signing up.
I was nervous walking into my first class.

But I kept showing up anyway:

• Even though I was already 43 and didn’t identify as “a dancer.”
• Even though I had fourth-grade memories of my jazz instructor hating me and my undiagnosed ADHD energy.
• Even though life was so full and I was already so busy.

18 Months Later: Look at Me Now

This weekend, I danced my heart out.

Did I nail every step? Nope.
Smile big at the beginning? Totally forgot.
​Love every second of it? You bet your buttons I did!

Because showing up for myself has changed my life.

Spoiler alert: This isn't just about dancing. It’s also about:

• Expression.
• Agency.
• Delight.
• Courage.
• Community.
• Creativity.

It’s about believing it’s okay to do something just for you.

And here’s the thing:​
I didn’t just stumble into a life where I take two dance classes a week, build community at my local studio, and perform in beautiful spaces.

I built this life by saying yes to scary things that lit me up—even when it was so much easier to stay still.

And, Sweets, I know that right now, that might feel impossible.

Feeling Tapped Out (pun totally intended)?

This time of year can come with a feeling that the last thing you need is more to do, more to sort through, more to figure out.

But you’ve been doing that now for a really long time.

In fact, you’ve done EVERYTHING you are supposed to do.

To quote Taylor: You did all the extra credit, then got graded on a curve.

And so now—yeah—you want that Dancing Through Life vibe, but you can’t even remember what makes you sparkle. ✨

I promise you are not alone.

In fact, in all of my years helping ambitious women, the thing I see time and time again is go-getters who have gone and gotten, but don’t feel like they can rest or have fun or carve out ten extra minutes let alone two extra hours…

Instead, they feel tension and worry all the time, and wonder when it will ever feel like they've accomplished “enough."

The super secret answer is that you HAVE accomplished enough, but as a do-er, decider and full-time box-checker, the world isn’t going to let you off the hook.

Because everyone else loves counting on you. Even though being the reliable one that everyone counts on only gets you more work.

So what can you do now, as your soul aches, and you just want a vacation from living in your brain?

It might be time for a Grown Up Gap Year. (And good news, the waitlist opens Friday!)

Here’s what Grown-Up Gap Year is NOT:

• It’s not a free pass to spend a year ignoring bills and laundry (though, tempting, right?).

Here’s what it IS:

• A chance to drop the boulders you’ve been carrying.
• A way to rediscover what lights you up.
• A year-long permission slip to redefine your life.

Here’s how it'll go:

The best stuff takes time, and it takes a plan. But the good news? You don’t have to figure out that plan alone.

Instead, join me and your 29 new besties for 12 months of releasing, recharging and redefining what life can look like.

Now what?!

1. If you're like: YES PLEASE LET'S GO, you can click here to automagically get added to the Grown-Up Gap Year waitlist. You'll get first dibs at one of the 30 spots and an exclusive early-bird discount.
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2. Want to learn more? Hop over here!

PS. This year, I've made some changes to Grown-Up Gap Year, and I’m keeping things cozy—just 30 women this year. I know the past year has been a lot for many of us, and I want a super safe, close group where we share what we need to.
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​PPS. I’m also offering an early-bird discount, but only for folks on the waitlist, so be sure to head over now (or click here and I'll magically add you!) if you think you might like to join us!