Reinvention
What I Learned When I Left Everything Behind at 54
A career, a city, a version of myself I'd outgrown. The year I walked away — and what I found on the other side.
July 202612 min read
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Reinvention
Beginning again after fifty
These are stories about the particular courage it takes to change direction when you're old enough to know the cost — and wise enough to know the cost of not changing.
Reinvention
What I Learned When I Left Everything Behind at 54
A career, a city, a version of myself I'd outgrown. The year I walked away — and what I found on the other side.
Erica12 min read
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Reinvention
The Permission You're Waiting For
Nobody is going to give it to you. That's the hard part. That's also the gift.
Erica8 min read
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Reinvention
On Starting Over When You Know Better
The second time you build something, you make different mistakes. That's not a consolation — it's the whole point.
Erica10 min read
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Reinvention
What Fifty Taught Me About Risk
I used to think risk was for the young. I was wrong about that.
Erica9 min read
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Reinvention
The Permission You're Waiting For
Nobody is going to give it to you. That's the hard part. That's also the gift.
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Reinvention
On Starting Over When You Know Better
The second time you build something, you make different mistakes. That's not a consolation — it's the whole point.
May 202610 min read
Reinvention
What Fifty Taught Me About Risk
I used to think risk was for the young. I was wrong about that.
April 20269 min read