Thriving

After more than 36 years in the nursing profession, many of those spent in the high-stakes environment of the Emergency Room, I have seen a recurring theme: many chronic conditions that bring people to crisis didn’t begin in the ER. They began quietly, often in the gut. Originally from Canada and now living in Raleigh, North Carolina, I have transitioned from crisis care to root-cause wellness, focusing on how foundational gut health is to our overall wellbeing. My years in healthcare taught me that if we want to prevent the emergencies and the ongoing medication cycles, we need to pay closer attention to the early signals our bodies send especially those originating in the gut. The Gut: Your Body’s Command Centre Your gut is so much more than a digestive organ. It plays a key rol...

Screenshot “We cannot become what we want to be by remaining what we are.” Max De Pree, former CEO of Herman Miller “Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” Napoleon Hill We live in a time where doors are wide open not just to opportunity, but to truth. At Stellar Woman, we believe the most powerful strategy for playing big in business and in life starts with this: remembering who you are. For too long, women have been conditioned to look outward for validation, proof, permission. But playing big isn’t about waiting. It’s about aligning with the truth of who you already are, owning your identity, and choosing to use everything life has given you - your experiences, your voice, your vision to live fully and build consciously. “Our...