I know what it’s like to feel disconnected and unfulfilled at midlife— even when everything on the outside looks “fine.”

In my early forties, I felt adrift, working a job I no longer found fulfilling and often fantasized about quitting. I was restless, bored, and yearning for something deeper.

Then life took an unexpected turn: my mom was diagnosed with ALS.

Caring for her through her decline and death changed everything. In the rawness of that experience, I saw with new clarity how sacred—and how fleeting—this life is. I knew I couldn’t keep postponing what really mattered.

Soon after, a friend suggested I look into life coaching.

At first, I resisted. But the idea stayed with me. And the more I sat with it, the more something clicked.

I’ve always been a seeker—drawn to deep conversations, inner work, and the big questions of meaning and purpose. My friend saw something I hadn’t yet fully claimed. Coaching wouldn’t be a departure, but a natural extension of who I’d always been. So, I took the leap.

I found a Jungian life coach training program that wove together depth psychology and Eastern spirituality—a perfect synthesis of everything I loved.

Immersing myself in Jung’s work was like finding a missing piece. His view of midlife as a powerful turning point—a call to reclaim our wholeness and live from the True Self—put everything I’d been feeling into context.

I came to see that the confusion and longing I’d been experiencing weren’t signs of failure. They were signs of awakening. Invitations from my soul to step into deeper relationship with myself—and into fuller alignment with my purpose.

I realized that my calling is to support others on a similar path. But that doesn’t mean it’s been easy…