Beyond Negative and Just Happy To Be Here

What happens when a story refuses to guide you? In this episode, I break down Die My Love, a film that polarized audiences, frustrated viewers, and quietly exposed how uncomfortable we are with stories that don’t offer resolution. Critics called it slow. Audiences said it had no plot. Some people walked out. But what if losing the plot is the point? We talk about mental health, identity loss, unre...

This episode dives deep into one of the most overlooked parts of the healing journey: the middle. The phase where you feel stuck, confused, or disconnected not who you were before, and not yet the person you’re becoming. This is the heart of every identity shift, transformation process, and self-growth journey. We explore the neuroscience behind why the in-between feels overwhelming, how your nerv...

“You’ll Never Be Your Old Self Again (And That’s the Point)” There’s a moment in healing when you realize you’re not getting your old life back. And as terrifying as that feels… it’s also the moment everything starts to shift. In this episode, we talk about the grief, the fear, and the quiet liberation that comes with becoming someone new. I share the moment I realized I wasn’t going back, not bec...

The same words can mean completely different things depending on the life you’ve lived. Matthew McConaughey once said that being “just happy to be here” can make you passive, like you’re coasting through life. But as a cancer survivor, I see it differently. To me, “just happy to be here” isn’t complacency, it’s presence. It’s gratitude. It’s a declaration that I fought for this moment. In this epi...

There was a moment when I realized I wasn’t getting my old life back… my right boob tried to kill me… and somehow, I’m just happy to be here. In this next episode, I share the story behind Just Happy To Be Here — how life after cancer forced me to rebuild from the inside out. From over a decade guiding VIPs through Disneyland to rediscovering myself when everything fell apart, this is a story abou...

In this first episode, I'm Sharing what Just Happy To Be Here is all about, why it exists, who it's for, and how we're finding meaning, humor and hope in the middle of all life's plot twists.