Losing friendships, feeling lonely, and what it actually takes to build real connection as an adult.

This episode is another personal one.

Over the past few years, I’ve lost some friendships that I never expected to lose. And if I’m being honest, it’s been confusing, a little heartbreaking, and at times… really lonely.

And I don’t think I’m the only one.

Even as someone who is outgoing, social, and talks to people all day, I’ve felt the lack of real, consistent, close friendship in my life. The kind where you’re just doing life together.

So in this episode, I’m talking about:

• Why friendship feels harder than it used to
• What’s actually changed (there’s real data behind this)
• What we can do to start creating connection again

This isn’t coming from someone who has it all figured out. I’m right in the middle of it too.

If you’ve been feeling a little disconnected, a little lonely, or like you don’t quite have “your people” right now… I think this will resonate.

Maybe this is your reminder to reach out… or to go first.

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Running a business. Parenting teenagers. Caring for clients. Trying to stay healthy and present through all of it.

In this episode, I’m joined by my friend and colleague Brian McArthur, owner of Design My Medicare, for a conversation that starts with Medicare and turns into something much bigger.

We talk about what it means to carry a lot at once in this season of life—raising teenagers, coming off a stressful work season, thinking about health and aging, and trying to be intentional about how we show up for the people who need us.

We also get into some important Medicare conversation, including:

• why the Medicare enrollment season is so intense
• the difference between Medicare Supplement and Medicare Advantage plans
• why neither option is the “villain”
• how our different business models shape the clients we serve
• and why Medicare can still be good news, even when the system feels complicated

This one is part personal reflection, part business conversation, and part practical Medicare education.

If you’re parenting teens, building something, feeling the weight of midlife, or trying to make sense of Medicare for yourself or someone you love, I think you’ll find something here.

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A personal look at what three marriages and three divorces taught me about love, responsibility, and choosing peace over conflict.

I’ve been married three times… and divorced three times.

That’s not something I say lightly—and definitely not something I got right. But it is something I’ve learned a lot from.

In this episode, I’m sharing a more personal perspective on divorce. Not from a place of having done it perfectly, and not as advice that applies to every situation—but simply what I’ve learned from living it.

I talk through each of my marriages and what ultimately led to those relationships ending, including:

• getting married young and realizing it wasn’t the right fit
• trying to become someone I wasn’t in order to make a marriage work
• staying too long in a relationship that wasn’t healthy
• and the moment I realized I couldn’t let the next 10 years look like the last 10

But more than anything, this episode is about how I chose to walk through divorce.

Why I didn’t want it to be a fight.

Why I chose flexibility over being right.

And how that decision has shaped my relationships with my exes—especially as co-parents.

I also talk about what it looks like now:

• navigating life with shared history
• co-parenting through hard seasons
• and in one case, maintaining a genuine friendship that still exists today

This isn’t a conversation about whether divorce is right or wrong.

And it’s not a one-size-fits-all approach.

It’s just an honest reflection on love, responsibility, growth… and what it means to move forward without destroying each other in the process.

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