I’m honored this week to share this deeply personal story from my friend Diana Funk, who reminds us that our most challenging transitions often become our greatest teachers. She shows  us what it truly means to be present and compassionate in the face of the unthinkable.

On her husband's 50th birthday, Diana Funk received news that changed everything: he was given a rare cancer diagnosis that would later become stage IV and incurable. What began as her worst nightmare became an unexpected teacher in presence, compassion, and what it truly means to be alive.

The sacred fall isn't about failure. It's about having the courage to let go of what no longer fits so you can discover what's actually yours to build.

There's a moment in every high-achieving woman's life when the very foundations we've built our success upon begin to crumble. Not because we've failed, but because we've outgrown the person we had to become to get where we are.

This week, I'm sharing a story a friend shared with me. It's from a woman who had it all—thriving business, international speaking career, long-term relationship—and who made the radical choice to walk away from everything when she realized she'd lost herself in the building of it all.