When I was six, I got locked in a bathroom. Nanny Joan’s solution involved a chainsaw. That’s the kind of woman she was and why her voice still comes out of my mouth whenever I’m thinking myself in circles.

My stories won’t give you the answer to your life. But one might help you spot the question you’ve been avoiding and trust yourself enough to answer it.

You’ve handled hard things your whole life. So why does one decision about your life send you looking for seventeen opinions and a guarantee? Let’s talk about what’s really going on.

I was the woman everyone trusted to figure things out. I built businesses, solved problems, and made hard calls for other people. Then I’d go home and question a choice I’d already made three times. This is the story of how I started learning to trust myself.