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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Spring break looks a little different as an adult.

No time off, no escape—just real life, still happening.

In this episode, I’m sharing what a real reset looks like when life is messy, emotional, and full—not when everything is calm and perfectly aligned.

From physical health and small habit shifts… to emotional overwhelm, changing friendships, and those moments when you just feel a little off, I’m walking you through what this season has looked like for me—and how I’ve been finding my way back to myself in the middle of it.

We’ll talk about:

• Why a reset doesn’t mean everything is fixed
• How small, consistent changes actually move the needle
• What the cold plunge taught me about staying instead of escaping
• How adult friendships evolve (and why that can feel lonely)
• What it really means to “date yourself” and reconnect with your own life

This isn’t about starting over.

It’s about coming back to yourself—right where you are.

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This week on Piece of Work, I sit down with my friend Jenny McCall to talk about every parent’s worst nightmare: losing a child.

Jenny shares the story of losing her 21-year-old son Andy in a motorcycle accident, what that night was like for her family, and how she has learned to live with grief while still holding onto faith, hope, and joy.

We talk about the trauma of sudden loss, the way grief affects an entire family, the healing power of meditation, signs and spiritual connection, and the resilience it takes to keep showing up for life after the unthinkable.

This is a tender, honest conversation about heartbreak, healing, and the ways love continues even after loss.

If you have ever lost someone you love, walked through deep grief, or wondered how people survive the unimaginable, this episode may resonate deeply.

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What if the biggest truths in life are found in the smallest moments?

In this episode of Piece of Work, I do something a little different.

I share excerpts from the final chapters of my memoir, written during the earliest days of COVID, when I was in nursing school, working at the hospital, navigating faith, grief, breast cancer recovery, and the strange paradoxes of being alive in such a fragile world.

This is an episode about:

• the tension of living between two faith traditions
• caring for dying patients and grieving families
• the sacred and heartbreaking work of nursing
• how birth and death can exist side by side
• and the quiet, ordinary moments that shape who we become

It’s also about perspective.

About how two people can look at the same set of facts and see something completely different. About how life is rarely either/or. And about how resilience is often built not in grand dramatic moments, but in the small things — a hand held, a breath taken, a shift in perspective, a little more love.

If you’ve ever felt torn between worlds, overwhelmed by grief, or hungry for meaning in the middle of ordinary life, this one is for you.

🎧 In this episode, I read from:

Paradoxes

and

Final Breaths and Other Small Things

from my memoir Piece of Work.

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Rock bottom doesn’t always look dramatic.

Sometimes it looks high-functioning.

Sometimes it looks like “I’ll figure it out soon.”

Sometimes it looks like quietly wondering if this is just how life is going to feel.

In this episode, I sit down with Declan Thompson — who got sober at 18 and now helps young people rebuild their lives — to talk about what actually creates change.

Not shame.

Not force.

Not fear.

Willingness. Connection. Hope. Fun!

We talk about:

• The subtle lies addiction tells
• The moment someone becomes ready
• What to do if you’re afraid to get sober
• Why recovery has to be attractive (yes, even fun) to last
• How to rebuild identity after everything falls apart
• What relapse really means
• And what parents can do when they feel terrified and powerless

Because addiction doesn’t just impact one person — it ripples through families.

If you’re a parent walking on eggshells, or someone quietly struggling yourself, this conversation will meet you where you are.

Relief isn’t found in perfection.

It isn’t found in control.

It’s found in willingness.

And it may be closer than you think.

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Reinvention, Resilience and Trusting Change

Pivoting isn’t always a choice — sometimes it’s forced on you through job loss, burnout, divorce, or unexpected life changes.

What if pivoting isn’t a sign you’re lost… but proof you’re listening more honestly to your life?

In this episode of Piece of Work, I sit down with business coach Sam Geaney to talk about the power of the pivot — not just in business, but in identity, relationships, and the way we grow through change.

We talk openly about reinvention, burnout, entrepreneurship, and what it looks like to follow alignment instead of forcing a path that no longer fits.

I share more about the philosophy behind my 5R Resilience Method — Refresh, Renew, Release, Reconnect, Rise — and how resilience has become less about pushing through and more about learning to pause, recalibrate, and take aligned action.

This conversation moves beyond strategy into something more human: how I’ve navigated multiple pivots over the years, what it means to hold many identities at once, and why I no longer believe growth has to look linear or perfectly packaged.

If you’ve ever felt like your path doesn’t make sense to other people — or even to yourself yet — this episode is an honest look at what it means to keep evolving while staying true to who you are.

Inside this episode:

• why pivoting can be a form of self-trust instead of failure

• how resilience became a practice I learned to name and teach

• navigating identity shifts without abandoning past versions of yourself

• entrepreneurship, freedom, and redefining success on your own terms

• nervous system awareness and decision-making

• the story behind how my 5R Method came to life

This is a conversation about evolution, not perfection — and about rising into the next version of yourself, one pivot at a time.

🎧 Listen now on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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