Are kind of my thing... but not because I read about it in a book. Because I lived it.
I was designing beige boardrooms by day and living a safe, beige version of life outside of work too. Doing what looked good on paper. Doing what other people thought I should be doing. Instead of what
actually lit me up.
I kept putting off the things I really wanted. Waiting for the "right time".
Until my life blew up and I had no choice but to re-evaluate everything.
In just 3.5 years I lost my mom, my beloved Doberman Indie, and my dad.
Three core relationships.
Three grounding forces.
Gone.
What followed was betrayal, revenge porn, and public humiliation. All while grieving.
And then - the icing on the cake. I was laid off.
My world was crumbling. Overwhelmed by grief, trauma, betrayal and a complete identity unravelling.
I had two choices: let it destroy me or use it as the catalyst for something bigger..
So I started. One terrifying, uncertain, unglamorous step at a time.
I stopped doing what looked good on paper and started figuring out what I actually wanted.
No more waiting for the "right time".
I stopped waiting for permission.
I stopped waiting for perfect circumstances.
I stopped waiting until I was ready.
I stopped waiting until I wasn't afraid.
Today, there is not a single part of my life that looks the same as it did just a few years ago.
I live my life in vivid colour and on purpose.
I choose to believe that I needed to go through it all (at once) so I could help you walk through
your version too.
I can't fix it for you. But I have been where you are, when everything is overwhelming and feels hopeless.
I will walk alongside you every step of the way.
I was designing beige boardrooms by day and living a safe, beige version of life outside of work too. Doing what looked good on paper. Doing what other people thought I should be doing. Instead of what actually lit me up.
I kept putting off the things I really wanted. Waiting for the "right time".
Until my life blew up and I had no choice but to re-evaluate everything.
In just 3.5 years I lost my mom, my beloved Doberman Indie, and my dad.
Three core relationships.
Three grounding forces.
Gone.
What followed was betrayal, revenge porn, and public humiliation. All while grieving.
And then - the icing on the cake. I was laid off.
My world was crumbling. Overwhelmed by grief, trauma, betrayal and a complete identity unravelling.
I had two choices: let it destroy me or use it as the catalyst for something bigger.
I chose to burn it all down. Start over.
And finally choose myself.
So I started. One terrifying, uncertain, unglamorous step at a time.
I stopped doing what looked good on paper and started figuring out what
I actually wanted.
No more waiting for the "right time".
I stopped waiting for permission.
I stopped waiting for perfect circumstances.
I stopped waiting until I was ready.
I stopped waiting until I wasn't afraid.
Today, there is not a single part of my life that looks the same as it did just a
few years ago.
I live my life in vivid colour and on purpose.
I choose to believe that I needed to go through it all (at once) so I could help you walk through your version too.
I can't fix it for you. But I have been where you are, when everything is overwhelming and feels hopeless.
I will walk alongside you every step of the way.
I stopped waiting for permission.
I stopped waiting for perfect circumstances.
I stopped waiting until I was ready.
I stopped waiting until I wasn't afraid.
After my divorce, I was drowning in shame, confusion and the fear that I had made the wrong choices. Working with Aly gave me more than just tools, it gave me a safe place to show up exactly how I was each call, without judgement and she helped me to find my voice again. She helped me to rebuild not just a life but an identity I actually recognize. There's a before and after in my life and Aly is the line between.
"I thought starting over meant
figuring it out all alone"
I was second guessing everything - every creative idea I had, I was afraid of being "too much" or "not enough" or getting it wrong. Aly helped me to see that my self doubt wasn't a reason to stop, it was really just my fear trying to keep me safe. Now I'm actually creating again and trusting myself in a way that I never have before.
I was second guessing everything - every creative idea I had, I was afraid of being "too much" or not enough" or getting it wrong. Aly helped me to see that my self doubt wasn't a reason to stop. It was really just my fear trying to keep me safe. Now I'm actually creating again and trusting myself in a way that I never have before.
"Aly didn't just believe in me, she helped me
to believe in myself."
When I lost my dog it devastated me in ways I wasn't prepared for. She wasn't just my pet, she was my baby, my constant and my whole heart. She had been with me through so many big changes of my life and suddenly she was gone. Most of the people in my life claim to get it but I felt like they didn't understand why I wasn't healing faster. Why I was STILL grieving, "she was JUST a dog".
But Aly didn't. She never minimized my pain, she gets it because she's felt it before too. I felt seen, supported, understood and never judged.
"Aly held space for my grief"
When I lost my dog it devastated me in ways I wasn't prepared for. She wasn't just my pet, she was my baby, my constant and my whole heart. She had been with me through so many big changes of my life and suddenly she was gone. Most of the people in my life claim to get it but I felt like they didn't understand why I wasn't healing faster. Why I was STILL grieving, "she was JUST a dog". But Aly didn't. She never minimized my pain, she gets it because she's felt it before too. I felt seen, supported, understood and never judged.