The eternal optimist in me has always loved the back-to-school quality of September because it presents a kind of blank slate, full of promise. We think through the person we want to be. We might start a new job or step away from the conventional 9-to-5 altogether. Often we refresh our wardrobes or update our hair. There’s a natural reinvention that happens. And this re-emergence period heightens this sense of an ending of one thing, and the beginning of something else. What that something looks like, is entirely up for interpretation.
This month, we heard from four women who tell their stories of perseverance and resilience in times of change and uncertainty. From a decluttering expert who used a minimalist lifestyle to find herself and follow her dreams to a woman who turned adversity into a career helping others with their financial stability.