Allow me to introduce myself. I am a self-proclaimed recovering attorney, a recently-realized introvert, a lover of rest, and an all-around late bloomer. I am decidedly NOT outdoorsy, despite being married to an adrenaline junky, and I am currently NOT a boss babe, but I love to support the many women building empires and making changes. My hope is that, in this blog, many boss babes find support and the information they need to catapult forward!

I spent most of my life in a library, living an almost monk-like existence, fully committed to excellence, academics, and all of the shoulds that I accepted with open arms. Instead of settling into the comfortable, disciplined life everyone assumed the good-girl overachiever would live, I surprised everyone when I broke off my engagement to a fellow attorney, left the practice of law, and moved to the Inland Northwest. I believe I finally began to bloom when packed my life into my Hyundai Elantra and made the cross-country trek. With three degrees, little real-life experience, and unfounded optimism, I found myself experiencing life, making decisions, and making mistakes for the first time in my late twenties.

My body endured decades of hustling, listening to everyone but myself, and being forced into ill-fitting spaces. When I found myself in the emotional, fiscal, and physical safety of marriage, my body sensed that it was safe to talk, and it started SCREAMING.

It turns out that functioning on adrenaline, fumes, and fear of failure, will eventually catch up with you. For me, it manifested with gut dysbiosis, depleted mineral stores and adrenals, non-existent sex hormones, severe infections, and infertility.

It’s been about 7 years since I left the legal field, 5 years since I left the Midwest, and over 2 years since I started an intentional mental, emotional, and physical healing journey. I’ve transformed several times, lived several lives, and made peace with myself.

I started this blog to share my healing journey in hopes that others will feel less lonely as they struggle with eating disorders, mental health, fertility, gut health, or any other chronic, isolating health issue.

Here’s to letting go of all of the “shoulds,” clinging to authenticity, removing the taboo from the struggle, and finding space to BLOOM!

xoxo Your Favorite Late Bloomer