Lisa Burchartz

Midlife has a way of asking us to change, whether we feel ready or not. Work and priorities shift, our roles at home evolve, our bodies ask for more honesty, and the old habit of pushing through begins to exact too high a cost. In my own life, I’ve noticed that when parts of my life get too full or complicated, one of the first things to disappear is giving myself permission to pause long enough to notice what I actually need—and what I want next. Over the past six months, I’ve been living...

If you’re feeling the weight of these times and wondering if anything you do can make a difference, you're in the right place. When Catherine and I hit those moments (and we do), we turn to the voices of women who have walked through fire and come out the other side.

We are made for more—something that nourishes and inspires us and benefits the intricate web of systems we are a part of.