My whole life I felt like I had to ignore a part of myself in order to “make it”.  I got up every day, put my heels on, did my makeup and went out into the world to be successful, make money, feel secure.

I was one of the world’s top luxury fashion event producers doing events for Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Cartier, Vanity Fair, traveling the world; but I never felt secure. I felt accomplished, sure, but I felt unsatisifed. 

In my late 30’s I realized I felt frustrated and disillusioned because I wasn’t living my life as a whole person. My femininity and intuition were not woo-woo things to be ignored, they were my strengths. They were a part of who I was and I had been hiding them, wishing they didn’t exist because they got in the way of getting ahead. But behind all those feelings I was ignoring, were the deep answers I craved. 

I don’t want any woman to ever have to come to a place, decades into her life and realize that life is about being a whole person; not someone who hides parts of themselves to make it through.

It took me awhile to be courageous enough to make the changes necessary to have a life I love. But I decided I would not live one more year inside a box, a pair of jeans, or a life that doesn’t fit.  And no other woman should either.