The Soft Launch of a Braver Life

Sometimes we’re not ready to take the big swing — until we’re pushed out of the nest.

That’s exactly what happened to me, two months ago.

After 20+ years of building a career in communications, I was deep in the rhythm of striving: chasing the next title, surviving downtown Toronto on a solo income, and measuring success through productivity. Two years ago, I started meeting with a career counsellor to plan my next chapter — but actually jumping off the cliff to pursue consulting and a new life abroad still felt too risky.

Still, something in me persisted. I kept showing up to Spanish classes each week, hoping that someday I’d need the language for something bigger.

When the layoff came, it was equal parts freeing and terrifying. This is it, I realized. This is my chance to actually do the thing. But did I really have the courage to give up everything I’d known for the past two decades and build something new from scratch?

The dream — to launch my own consulting practice while exploring life in a new country — had always been quietly simmering. But it didn’t begin to take real shape until I let go of the illusion of control and started saying yes to uncertainty.

I’m stepping away from stability — a full-time role, benefits, routines I’ve known for years — and opening myself up to something less defined, but more aligned with the life I want to build.

In return, I gain a renewed sense of purpose and the space to honour what I hold most dear: creativity, autonomy, freedom, and adventure.

Today is the soft launch. Things aren’t yet polished. The future is still unfolding. But I’m moving forward anyway.

I trust the strength I’ve built.
I trust the community that continues to light the way.
And I trust that this story is only just beginning.

Watch this space.