Two years after publication, my memoir Girl in the Spotlight is now an audiobook. In this episode I’m sharing the full story behind the book, why the timing of this audiobook is exactly right, and why I believe this coming-of-age story is still so important for the woman who is standing at a crossroads right now.

What We Talk About In This Episode

  • Why Girl in the Spotlight is my origin story — and the anchor for everything I create
  • The woman this book was written for: she’s built a life that looks fine on the outside but feels off on the inside
  • The season of grief and loss that delayed the audiobook — and made the timing exactly right
  • My mother: her influence on my ambition, our complicated relationship, and the moment she told me you have more power than you realize
  • The ticking clock — how fear of time keeps us trapped in lives we don’t want, and how to reframe it
  • How success became my remedy for loss — and why that made leaving so hard
  • Breaking family cycles: the unhealed things we carry from childhood into adulthood
  • What the book is really asking: What would you do if you weren’t afraid?
  • Why creating a life that feels like home is mostly an inside job

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