Newsletter for October 10, 2025

Me this summer in Assisi, Italy

Fearful of the Unknown? I Sure Am!

Are you fearful of the unknown? I sure am!

I’m middle-aged, my children are all grown up, and now it’s finally time to figure out who I am. Honestly? It feels daunting. For so long, my primary identity was as a caretaker, and now I have to learn to care for me and figure out what I want for the rest of my life. I always put other people’s needs in front of my own, and while it’s scary, it’s also incredibly exciting to know in my heart that I have to make big changes.

Life is such a gift, even during hard times. I’ll admit I can get down and depressed—and this past summer was a tough one. I had to get to a place where I was so uncomfortable that I was forced to move my feet! It’s kind of like when I decided to get sober. I knew I was drinking too much and that the alcohol was filling a hole in my soul. After being sober for a year, I started helping others, and that is something I absolutely love. Watching someone realize what they see when they look in the mirror is just magical. God is so good!

Five years into sobriety, I became a recovery coach, which was also incredibly rewarding. Since then, I’ve also become certified as a life coach and a health and wellness coach.

With all this education and desire to help, I was still focused on raising my children and then setting them free. But once they were gone, it left a new hole in my soul. I found myself just moving through the days, waiting to feel better. The problem is, even when you’re busy with a podcast, a newsletter, and coaching clients, when all you have is time on your hands, you look at your life and think, "Is this it?" My kids are all far away, they don’t want to move back here, and I don’t want to move to where they live. That leaves me with the inevitable question: NOW WHAT?

I am putting my trust in God’s hands. Literally. I’m moving my feet, going to church, connecting with friends, walking, and exercising. I know something is going to switch inside me!

For one, I know I want to focus my coaching on the families of addicts and marriages. My faith is so big, and I want to share it with others. In my short life of 57 years, I have been through a lot, and I am still standing. I believe from the bottom of my heart that not only will my education help me help others, but the fact that I’ve walked through more scenarios than one would ever think is proof that you too can get through anything that comes your way, as long as you have faith.

If you are feeling lost, confused, and need a helping hand, please reach out. We are all on a journey; it’s not a race, and there is no one judging you but you! Most times, when we only have our own view and don’t share what’s going on with another person, we keep spinning in place. We need another set of eyes. Let me be that other set!

You are not alone, I promise you that!

Have a fantastic weekend.

Love you all.

XO Bizzy

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