My Story
I never set out to build a website about midlife.
I’m Adrienne, a mom to three grown kids, wife, dog lover, writer, and someone who loves creating meaningful jewelry. Like so many women, I reached a point where life looked different than I expected. The kids grew up, my roles began to shift, and I found myself asking the same question so many of us do:
Who am I now?
Along the way, I became a Certified Holistic Health & Menopause Coach and a Quebec-based Naturopath (non-medical). But more than any certification, it’s my own lived experience that shapes what I share here.
Writing has helped me make sense of the changes that come with midlife, from menopause and motherhood to grief, identity, relationships, and the quiet transitions no one really prepares us for. Creating meaningful jewelry has become another way to encourage, comfort, and celebrate women through those moments.
If something I’ve written, created, or shared helps you feel a little more understood, a little less alone, or reminds you that someone else gets it, then this space is doing exactly what I hoped it would.
Midlife didn’t change me. It introduced me to myself.
For years, I was busy raising my family, working, taking care of everyone else, and moving from one responsibility to the next. Like so many women, I got really good at showing up for everyone around me.
Then one day, life got quieter.
The kids grew up. My routines changed. My body changed. My priorities changed.
For the first time in a long time, I had the space to ask myself what I wanted this next chapter to look like.
That question led me here.
It led me back to writing, to creating meaningful jewelry, to becoming a Certified Holistic Health & Menopause Coach, and to building a space where women can feel seen, understood, and a little less alone.
Because midlife isn’t the end of our story.
Sometimes it’s where we finally begin writing the chapters we’ve been putting off for years.
What You’ll Find Here
These days, my work lives somewhere between reflection and real life.
You’ll find personal essays about midlife, motherhood, grief, identity, and everything in between. You’ll also find meaningful jewelry, printable tools, and gentle reminders created to encourage, celebrate, and support women through life’s many transitions.
Everything I share comes from lived experience. Not because I have all the answers, but because I’ve learned there’s something powerful about knowing someone else has walked a similar road.
Whether you’re here to read, browse, or simply spend a few quiet minutes with a cup of coffee, I’m so glad you found your way here.
Midlife isn’t the end of your story.
It might just be the beginning of the chapter you’ve been waiting to write.
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Notes From Midlife is where I share the things I’m thinking about,
trying, creating, and figuring out along the way.