Tonight at 7pm ET we're having our first Wisdom & Wine call. Topic: How to stop apologizing for taking up space. Whether you just joined or you're still thinking about it - show up. The Zoom link is in Wins & Events. This is what separates The Collective from every other space you've lurked in. We actually show up. See you at 7pm. Bring your favorite drink and be ready to talk real. Who's coming?

I posted in my Facebook group today asking women to pay me $27/month to be here. My hands were shaking. Not because I don't know what I'm doing. I've been coaching women through empty nest and midlife transitions for years. I have frameworks that work. I have a book. I have results. But asking for money felt like I was cheapening everything I'd built. Here's what I realized: That's poverty thinking dressed up as "protecting my brand." Premium brands ASK for money. They require it. Because payment creates commitment. Free communities are full of lurkers who never show up. Paid communities are full of women who are actually ready to do something. So if you're here - whether you joined free to try it or you upgraded to Founding Member - you're here because you're one of the women who stopped waiting. That's what this space is. Women who are done asking permission. And I'm done apologizing for building something worth paying for. Now let's get to work and build the best Third Act you've ever dreamed of. What made YOU hit "join" today? Drop your answer below.

Real talk: Society acts like we disappear the moment we hit a certain age. Like we're suddenly irrelevant. But here's what I know - you're not invisible. You're just done performing for everyone else. So tell me: What's the hardest part of this transition for YOU? What moment made you realize the rules had changed? Drop your answer below. Be honest. This is a judgment-free space.