The concept behind “The Journey Home”.

Here’s how I see “The Journey Home” today. It is a collection of milestones that help women in transition rediscover, reinvent, and reshape their identity through their personal spaces.

What does transition mean to me today?

Life doesn’t stay the same; it keeps moving, changing, evolving. It’s a universal truth that many people deny until they can’t anymore. It can be subtle or happen in the blink of the eye, but once you realize it, you can’t unsee it. Divorce, a loss of your partner, an empty nest, a move, a career change…

You wake up one morning, and nothing seems “right” anymore. You start questioning everything in your life, from the big stuff to the smallest details. And the worst part is, your brain and plate are already full of life, making it extremely hard to come up with any solutions to fix it all.  

“What’s wrong with me? I used to be so good at making decisions, now you can’t even put the clean clothes away.”

Why?

It’s not you. Life has changed, but your surroundings haven’t. Regardless of your circumstances, the shift can leave you feeling lost in the wilderness, with no idea how to find yourself again.

That’s where “The Journey Home” comes in. It embodies the belief that your home is your soft spot to land at the end of the day. Feeling safe, comfortable, and supported in your personal surroundings isn’t one of life’s luxuries reserved for the few, but an essential part of being human.

What “The Journey Home” isn’t.

It isn’t a bootcamp, a workshop, or anything else that has a well-formed beginning, middle, and end. It isn’t a 28-day reset. Could it happen in 28 days, perhaps, but I see it as more of a wander in the woods, and less of a military march. It is a reference book when you need a moment to rest and regroup. Open it up and pick a topic that speaks to you today.

What started as a quick guide to creating a reading nook has blossomed into a messy, disorientating journey into my own trek in the woods of life transition. Your journey will look different, but one thing is clear: you are not alone.

You have never been alone, and I am here, holding a lantern up, lighting your path home.