09/25/2026
20 years in TV news meant early mornings that started before the sun came up and late nights that ended long after everyone else had gone home. It meant working holidays while other people were with their families. It meant showing up to cover the worst moments in people’s lives, and occasionally the best ones, and being fully present for both no matter what was happening in my own.
There are no do-overs in live television. You get one take, in real time, in front of however many thousands of people are watching, and you learn very quickly how to be prepared for absolutely anything. That kind of pressure either breaks you or it builds something in you that never leaves. For me, it built the foundation for everything I do now.
I loved almost every minute of it, but somewhere along the way, I knew it was time to go. Becoming a mother changed what I was willing to sacrifice. The dynamics inside newsrooms were shifting in ways that no longer felt like mine to keep fighting for, and the direction the industry itself was heading told me this chapter was closing whether I was ready or not.
So I built something new. Something that let me keep everything I loved about communication and presence without everything that no longer fit the life I wanted to live.
If you are in the middle of your own transition right now, wondering if it is too late or too risky or too uncertain to make the change you know you need to make, I see you. It rarely feels clear until you are already on the other side of it. Take the step anyway.❤️
Follow along for more of this journey, because I have a feeling this chapter is going to be even better than the last one!
