I came back to Italy for the first time in four years. The last time I was here, I left a little heartbroken about it — romanticizing the cobblestone streets, the light in Florence, the feeling that maybe I was supposed to live here someday. Italy felt like the life I could have if I were brave enough to reach for it. This time, something was different. The streets are just as beautiful. The food is still extraordinary. But the ache I used to feel here — that longing for a different life —...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
As I sit here in Vicenza, Italy — a town I never intended to come to — I'm reminded of the magic that becomes possible when we truly believe we deserve what we're asking for. Part of my dream for this trip was to experience co-living — to spend time with my people and live like a local rather than a tourist. Several months back, I put the ask out in a Telegram group for a personal growth community I'm involved with. No one responded for months. Admittedly, I started to lose hope. It looked...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Last week I told you about the ten years it took me to first get to Italy — and the four years after that before I came back (the present day today) This time the delay was financial fear. I no longer have a corporate salary and PTO to lean on. I run my own business — which means if I'm not working, I'm not making money. And for the first few years, I'm making substantially less than I did before. So the story running on repeat in my head was: I'm being financially irresponsible to take a...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Here I am, boarding a group tour bus in Rome, heading towards Florence — a place my soul has wanted to come back to since I had the most magical time there four years ago. I've been in Rome for nearly a week. Sweltering hot, full of yummy street food, and lots of strolling down memory lane. Italy is very special to me. Some of my family lineage is from here. My astrology points to a lot of joy and romance happening here — and that's proven true in the past. And there's something quietly...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader It's been a few weeks since I've check in. I'm gearing up for my big September trip to Italy and Portugal. I'm super excited to live a vision that has been brewing in my mind for 3+ years.I recently sat down with Anita from the Rise with Anita podcast to talk about: my weight lost journey, leaving a safe corporate job for my coaching passion and my struggles in dating/intimacy (HINT: anxious attachment, neediness, fear of sharing desires, people pleasing). It's a vulnerable, honest...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader Yesterday morning I was sitting across from my friend Nimisha at brunch in New York City. Nimisha is a fellow coach and one of those friends who holds you accountable in the best possible way — the kind who remembers what you said you were going to do and actually asks about it later. A few months ago I'd told her I was going to Italy in September. She'd heard me say versions of this before. This time she did something different. She asked me to commit to a date — April 1st — by...
3 months ago • 2 min read
For anyone who knows me, Italy holds a special place in my heart. I went for the first time in April 2022 — right as I was leaving my corporate career and stepping into full-time coaching. It felt like the perfect crescendo of one chapter and the beginning of another. I fell completely in love. Florence especially. And I told myself I'd go back soon. That was four years ago. Every year since, the inner critic had a reason to wait. You're not making what you made in corporate yet. You can't be...
4 months ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader Small update, but one I'm genuinely glad to share — I just launched a new home base online where you can read more about the work I'm doing and book time with me directly. This honors the relationship, intimacy and anxious attachment work my soul has been asking me to lean into. [Visit the site here] If anything in my last couple of emails resonated — or if you've been quietly wondering whether this kind of work could help you or someone you know — this is a good moment to take a...
4 months ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader First off, thank you to everyone who replied to my last email — it meant more than I expected to hear from so many of you. A former client even replied with this: "The work you helped me do was transformative. I feel way less stress and resentment, and therefore I can really enjoy the good things are going on in my relationship. Things with my husband are better than they have ever been!" That meant a lot to receive. As a quick follow-up to my last email — I recently sat down with...
4 months ago • 1 min read