One of the most powerful things about this work—coaching, Creativity Lab, and community sessions—is witnessing someone remember who they are.

This month, I want to share the story of one of my clients, a healthcare professional who came to our coaching space feeling stuck, scattered, and ready to “rage quit” her job. What unfolded over a few months was more than a career pivot in the traditional sense. It was a creative reawakening.

Ahhh, the first week of June!

As we embrace the long light of summer, I’m reminded that this season doesn’t ask us to work harder, it invites us to grow differently. Summer holds a particular kind of energy: expansive, sensory, alive with possibility. But too often, we drag our spring hustle into summer’s warmth, expecting the same grind to yield new fruit.

Over the past month, I’ve shared my story of leaving academia. But really, it wasn’t about leaving. It was about unlearning. About remembering. About creating the space to ask:

“What kind of work and life restores me instead of depletes me?”

It took years. It took breakdowns and break opens. It took healing, play, and creativity.

And it took community.

Imposterism thrives in environments that demand external proof (hello, external evaluations, blind reviews, anonymous 360 feedback, student evaluations, and on and on).

It whispers:
“Do I belong?”
“Am I qualified enough?”
“Will they believe me?”
“Maybe this is just imposterism.”

But creativity doesn’t ask for credentials.