Twice an expat, and mother of a med student I know firsthand what it’s like to feel completely alone as a parent, moving countries, experiencing “depleted mom syndrome,” pursuing a career as a single mom, rearranging life as an empty nester and mother of an adult, and even falling face down as a fresh skateboarder.

I’m passionate about talking about something that often gets quietly ignored - midlife women. You know, the women who don’t quite fit into the “traditional motherhood” narrative anymore, but are also not anywhere near retirement conversations either. Society tends to split attention between maternity and retirement, but women between 40 and 55 are often standing right in the middle of those two worlds while navigating menopause, rethinking careers, emotionally supporting adult children, and also caring for ageing parents. It’s a season of massive life shifts, identity questions, and a lot of emotional and practical multitasking.

Grounded in science, psychology, and modern motherhood practices, I believe real growth happens through trying, failing, learning, trying again, and eventually getting it right, not by manifesting only.

I speak to encourage women to challenge outdated narratives about what life “should” look like, support each other more, stop chasing the impossible idea of perfect balance, and instead focus on where they are truly needed, and where they feel most alive right now.