You might say the turning point of my life was the day that I went from a corporate boardroom to a hospital room and the 5 months that completely changed my life.

I was married and already the mom of two kids, when I happily discovered that I was pregnant with twins. That joyful surprise was followed by a shocking ultimatum: my husband said I had to choose between him or the twins. It wasn’t hard to leave my husband, but what followed was a nightmare. I was suddenly single, in a horrible divorce, and ended up hospitalized for 5 weeks before giving birth to extremely premature twins with serious medical issues. In the middle of all of that, I had to put my 14-year old dog to sleep!

Out of this chaos, I learned that our will is a renewable resource and with the right mindset, you can find the light in every dark moment. I also found my way to my life’s purpose — use storytelling and humor to help women combat powerlessness and hopelessness.

My life is my classroom and I use my own experiences to show women how to restore their power no matter what challenge they’re facing. I developed the Relentless Resilience process to help women grow through their challenges, not just go through them. After all, “strong” is the new “cute”.