About Seasoned & Savage
Hey — you found the place where experience actually counts for something.
I’ve spent decades collecting hard-won wisdom — about life, career, and relationships — and I got tired of keeping it in my inner circle. Seasoned & Savage is my way of changing that..
My Story (The Condensed Version)
I grew up in a small farming community where hard work and a sense of community shaped everything about who I am today: resilient, practical, and never afraid to get my hands dirty.
Life gave me two incredible kids who taught me more about strength, patience, and unconditional love than any book ever could. Parenting isn’t for the faint of heart — but it’s been one of my greatest teachers.
Professionally, I hit my stride later than most. My career peaked about five years ago, and I thought I had it all figured out. Then came the layoff. You know that moment when the rug gets pulled out from under you? That was it. But instead of scrambling to find another corporate ladder to climb, I decided to build my own damn path. I started a business, bet on myself, and discovered something I wasn’t expecting: the most powerful thing that happened after 50 wasn’t the career pivot — it was finally, genuinely accepting myself.
That’s the kind of thing nobody tells you when you’re younger. So now I’m telling you.
Who This Is For
If you’re earlier in the journey and you’re tired of advice from people who’ve never actually lived it — you’re in the right place. I’ve navigated career upheaval, reinvention, relationships, loss, and everything in between. I’ve made mistakes I had to own, taken risks that paid off, and learned lessons I wish someone had handed me decades earlier. Now I’m handing them to you.
And if you’re a woman over 50 who sees herself in any of this — you belong here too. Sometimes it just helps to know someone else has been there, said it out loud, and kept going.
What Makes This Space Different
This isn’t a highlight reel. It’s not a place where everything worked out perfectly or where confidence means never doubting yourself.
It’s me telling the truth — about what worked, what didn’t, and what I wish someone had told me at 25, 35, or 45. I’m not here to tell you what to think. I’m here to share real experience, hard-won perspective, and yes, strong opinions — even the unpopular ones. I look at every side and then trust my own conclusions. I hope to help you do the same.
What You’ll Find Here
Real Talk: Unfiltered stories and straight answers from someone who’s lived it — what I learned so you don’t have to find out the hard way.
Career & Confidence: Navigating professional life, reinvention, and ambition at every stage — from someone who’s already taken the hits and kept going.
Relationships & Life: The honest conversations about love, family, friendship, and identity that most people wait too long to have.
Community: A space to be real — no performance, no competition. Just the kind of straight talk you’d get from the most honest woman you know.
My Promise to You
I promise to always be honest, even when it’s easier to stay quiet. I promise to create a space where real experience is respected and real questions get real answers. I promise to keep showing up and keep sharing — because the lessons I’ve learned are too useful to keep to myself.
The women who came before you figured some things out. I’m one of them, and I’m done staying quiet about it. Welcome to Seasoned & Savage.