06/21/2026
40.
Forty years of becoming.
A difficult childhood taught me resilience before I knew the word. I’ve changed careers, moved across countries and state lines, started over more than once, and learned that growth rarely follows a straight path.
In my 30s, I found myself back in school pursuing my DPT while simultaneously navigating a breast cancer diagnosis. There were moments when life felt impossibly heavy, moments when the future seemed uncertain, and moments when simply putting one foot in front of the other was enough.
And yet, here I am.
Now, at 40, I’m building a business that reflects not only what I’ve learned as a physical therapist, but who I’ve become as a person. Every challenge, every detour, every chapter has shaped the practitioner I am today.
What I’ve learned over four decades is that we are never finished evolving. There is no final version of ourselves waiting at the finish line. We keep learning, adapting, healing, growing, and becoming.
As I step into this next decade, I don’t aspire to have it all figured out. I aspire to stay curious. To keep evolving. To continue growing as a clinician, a business owner, perhaps a mother, a partner, a friend, and a human being.
Forty feels less like an arrival and more like the beginning of another chapter.
And I’m excited to see who I become next.
