Writer, creative, mama, and founder of Life at Play.
I used to lead marketing teams for fast-growing tech companies, helping one scale from $2 million to $400 million in ARR. After 15 years (and a very healthy dose of burnout), I finally stepped off the hamster wheel. Not with a perfect plan, but with one big, messy question:
Is there another way to live?
For so long, I thought the corner office was the North Star. That was success. That was what I was supposed to chase. But the truth? That corner office started to feel more like a jail cell.
It looked like freedom from the outside — big title, good money, lots of travel — but inside, it was a different story. Meetings all day. Emails all night. My worth tied to how productive I was. I wasn’t living. I was managing.
Success to me now looks completely different. It’s balance. It’s working on my own terms. It’s being there for my family first. It’s following my excitement, listening to my body, trusting my intuition, and choosing play over pressure. It’s being outside more than I’m in front of a screen. Learning things I actually care about. Taking care of myself not as a reward, but as the baseline. It’s making enough money to live comfortably, but not letting money call every shot.
In April 2025, I took a bonus from my corporate job and, instead of spending it on something safe, I bet on myself. That bonus gave me a little over a year to figure this thing out. To experiment. To explore different ways to make money and, more importantly, different ways to live.
To see what happens when I follow my curiosity, my energy, my gut… and actually trust it. This isn’t a sabbatical. It’s an experiment in how to live, work, and earn differently. It’s me swapping pressure for play, strategy for intuition, and meetings for mornings in the woods.
I don’t have it all figured out, and honestly, that’s kind of the point.
That’s what Life at Play is.
It’s part diary, part social experiment, part digital porch swing for anyone craving a slower, richer, more intentional life.
It’s where I share real stories about unlearning hustle, building community, and remembering how to actually have fun again. Because the dream isn’t the corner office anymore.
The dream is having the courage to build a life you don’t want to retire or escape from.
Some weeks I’m fumbling through motherhood and messy wellness experiments — the kind that involve local wellness rituals like fascia work, cryo chambers, CBD, or something that makes my husband roll his eyes.
Other weeks I’m wandering into the woo — crystals, sound baths, human design, and other spiritual experiences in Serenbe.
Or tagging along with neighbors who fold ceramics, farm, build robots, and host theater under the stars.
Whatever the week looks like, it’s always an invitation to slow down, listen to nature, and remember life is supposed to be fun.
This isn’t a self-help guide. God no.
It’s a space for the ones who want to live with more ease — the ones who are figuring it out in real time and craving something slower, richer, and more real.
For the ones who did it all “right” and still feel wrong. For the high-achievers burned out on hustle. For the moms who lost themselves somewhere between carpool and conference calls.
Here, we choose play over perfection. Intuition over expectation. Woo and weirdness over “what will they think.”
Because life isn’t meant to be perfect. It’s meant to be felt.
And sometimes, all it takes is a little sunshine, dirt under your feet, and a deep breath to remember who you are.
I live in a little wellness community south of Atlanta called Serenbe, tucked into the rolling countryside of Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia.
It’s the backdrop for this whole experiment in slowing down.
Serenbe is a wellness-focused, biophilic community designed to connect people with nature and each other. Just 30 minutes from Atlanta, it feels like a world away.
It’s a living experiment in connection — part forest, part farm, part art studio in the woods. Trails wind through neighborhoods, kids bike to the bakery, and seventy percent of the land is protected greenspace.
But you don’t have to live here to feel what this place represents. Serenbe is more than a pretty place to live or visit. It’s the heart of a community that values wellness, creativity, and connection over hustle and noise.
From cryotherapy and art classes to psychic circles, meditation, and theater under the stars, this area models a slower, more creative way to live — one that anyone, anywhere can learn from.
Beyond Serenbe, there’s Chattahoochee Hills, a small city rooted in preservation, creativity, and community. Together, they serve as the real-world playground where I test ideas, meet incredible people, and gather stories to share with you.
You don’t have to live in Serenbe to live at play.
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