On my one-year sober anniversary, I decided I had finally gotten the hang of this thing called “a present life.” I started a new job and threw myself into challenging projects. I felt productive, focused and in control. And then, something utterly unexpected and exciting happened: I met someone.

🏣 Your identity isn’t your job title.Leaving corporate life after 20 years was liberating—and terrifying. I learned to detach my self-worth from a title and instead lean into entrepreneurship, where I can build something that aligns with my passions and values. The process wasn’t easy, but it was worth it.🍻 Sobriety is the ultimate life hack.This... See more

The thing is, this year has been one of those years that forces you to reflect. Forces you to feel everything, even when you wish you didn’t. It’s been a year of endings and beginnings, of losses that cut deep, and also of moments that filled me with a kind of hope I never saw coming.