Are kind of my thing... but not because I read about it in a book. Because I lived it.
I worked as a corporate interior designer for 20 years.
I had a happy childhood and came from a loving family.
On the outside it looked like I had a great life. But on the inside
I was living a life of "shoulds" doing what looked good on paper and what other people thought I should be doing. Instead of what actually lit me up.
I was designing beige boardrooms by day and living a safe, beige version of life outside of work too.
I kept putting off the things I really wanted....waiting for the right time.
In just 3.5 years I lost my mom, my beloved Doberman Indie and my dad.
I had a series of unsuccessful relationships. I lost myself a little more in each one.I felt like I wasn't worthy of love, I thought I needed to be agreeable, stay small in order to be loved.
Until I found myself in a relationship that I didn't even want.
What started as an unexpected romance turned into a year long scam, followed by the ultimate betrayal, revenge porn, and public humiliation all while grieving.
My world was crumbling, I was 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.
Three core relationships. Three grounding forces. GONE.
Then I lost my job.
Until my life blew up and I had no choice but to
re-evaluate everything.
I wasn't happy.
I worked as a corporate interior designer for 20 years.
I had a happy childhood and came from a loving family.
On the outside it looked like I had a great life. But on the inside
I was living a life of "shoulds" doing what looked good on paper and what other people thought I should be doing. Instead of what actually lit me up.
I was designing beige boardrooms by day and living a safe, beige version of life outside of work too.
I kept putting off the things I really wanted....waiting for the right time.
In just 3.5 years I lost my mom, my beloved Doberman Indie and my dad.
I had a series of unsuccessful relationships. I lost myself a little more in each one.I felt like I wasn't worthy of love, I thought I needed to be agreeable, stay small in order to be loved.
Until I found myself in a relationship that I didn't even want.
What started as an unexpected romance turned into a year long scam, followed by the ultimate betrayal, revenge porn, and public humiliation all while grieving.
My world was crumbling, I was 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.
Three core relationships.
Three grounding forces. GONE.
Then I lost my job.
Until my life blew up and I had no choice but to re-evaluate everything.
I wasn't happy.
I chose to rise
I live my life in vivid colour and on purpose.
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.
I picked myself up, dusted myself off, and
started doing the work to figure out who
I really was.
What I really wanted - no more "shoulds"
I decided what kind of life I actually wanted
to live and began creating it
one small step at a time.
Today, there's not a single part of my life that looks the same as it did just a few years ago.
I believe I needed to go through it all
(at once) so I could help you walk through
your version too.
Now I help women turn their hardest moments into their most powerful comebacks. I can't fix it for you but I will walk alongside while you rise.
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.
I live my life in vivid colour and on purpose.
Today, there's not a single part of my life that looks the same as it did just a few years ago.
I believe I needed to go through it all (at once) so I could help you walk through your version too.
Now I help women turn their hardest moments into their most powerful comebacks. I can't fix it for you but I will walk alongside while you rise.
I chose to rise
I picked myself up, dusted myself off, and started doing the work to figure out who I really was.
What I really wanted - no more "shoulds"
I decided what kind of life I actually wanted to live and began creating it one small step at a time.
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.