For most of my adult life, I knew exactly who I was: a finance executive, a wife, and a mom. Then, in a fairly short stretch, those roles changed all at once. My kids were grown, my corporate role ended, I divorced and our family was no longer in tact, and my life looked very different from the one I'd planned.

So I did something I'd never done before. I took a year off on purpose. I read, listened to podcasts, taught myself AI tools, and did the slower work of figuring out who I am when the titles are stripped away. It turned into an amazing, transformational chapter in my book of life.

Chapter 60 is where I share what I've learned. Some of the topics I'll write about:

• Aging, as a woman navigating menopause and the approach to 60, often withouning everything.

• Mental health, with the practices that got me through the hard days and helped me find myself again.

• Financial literacy, especially how we teach money skills to kids, from kindergartners to young adults or those aging out of foster care.

…and whatever else I find myself curious about along the way.

I'm still a numbers person at heart. I love a good spreadsheet, clean reporting, and evidence I can check. So every post ends with what I found helpful and where you can learn more.

I'm also a mom of two grown kids and a grandma, which keeps me humble and very, very happy.

Thanks for being here. I'm glad you're reading.

— Kay