We Are Not Alone: What’s this blog about anyway?

Something happened two years ago, when I joined an online yoga/all things studio called The Haus of Phoenix. 

I suddenly realized that I was not alone in this world with my messy thoughts and feelings. 

It was in this online community, during a global pandemic, that I met a group of humans of various identities, from all over the world, with a multitude of careers, and completely diverse lived experiences. And yet, on some level, I could relate to and loved all of them. I was reminded...We are not alone.

Having that community, that home base, unlocked something deep within me, and I began to feel safer sharing my truth on the page, but only in my personal life.

Congruence in my work-life started with a LinkedIn post on anxiety. 

I had experienced a social anxiety induced challenge at work right before Thanksgiving break, leading to a near nervous breakdown as I returned. I couldn’t face Monday alone, and so I posted about that experience on LinkedIn.

Little did I know that this post would reach 176K individuals and resonate with so many. I was reminded of the lesson I learned at The Haus of Phoenix; a year prior...We are not alone.

Then, I convinced myself that the post on anxiety was an anomaly

Why would anyone care what a nearing middle-aged, non-famous woman has to say about anything?

WOW, my inner critic is super harsh. Can you relate?

But in the span of one month, two co-workers decided to call out my “BIG” personality and passion, and I took to LinkedIn once again. 

I never again wanted to let myself believe that story about being “too much.” 

So, I re-wrote the story with the help of poet Lyndsay Rush.

This time 500K people saw it and over 4K people reacted...We are not alone.

Can you believe that at this point, I still was not convinced that I had anything relevant to say?

But that is the beauty of the menopause journey, sometimes you are so angry, the truth comes out whether you like it or not.

This time almost 1800 people reacted, and the comments broke my heart. Women I hadn’t seen in years, women I had never met, and partners as well as allies came forward to support everyone in the chat...We are not alone.

And so, I created this space so that we could talk about “all the things” because...We are not alone.