In this episode of Human Beings, being human, I’m not sharing a story I’ve already walked through—I’m sharing the one I’m living right now. Earlier this year, I left behind a secure but soul-numbing federal job. After nearly a decade of “counting sheep and goats,” the comfort had become confinement, and I knew I couldn’t grow there anymore. So I quit—without a plan, only a leap of faith into the unknown.

What followed was messy: financial anxiety, sleepless nights, doubts about my worth, even ruptures in my relationship. But breakdowns became breakthroughs as I learned to face the fears I’d spent years avoiding. Instead of pushing them away, I began listening—discovering that on the other side of fear is often the very desire I’ve been longing for.

I share what it’s been like to sit with shadow, to give up alcohol and feel what I used to numb, and to let therapy and mirrors of connection hold me through the hardest parts. And I share the hope and clarity that’s begun to emerge—the trust that my worth isn’t something I have to prove, but something I can remember and return to.

If you’re in your own season of transition—between jobs, identities, relationships, or versions of yourself—I hope my story helps you feel less alone. You’re not broken, you’re not behind. You’re becoming.

I’d love to hear from you: What have your seasons of in-between looked like? What challenges have you faced, and what did you learn by walking through them?

Let’s keep becoming—together.