Your Skills Didn’t Disappear with Your Job
A reminder for every woman questioning her worth right now.
After my birthday and Thanksgiving weekend, I’m sitting in that familiar mix of excitement and anxiety. I ate, drank, rested, laughed — truly enjoyed myself. And yet, underneath the joy, I felt that nudge:
“You should be doing more.”
You know that pressure that creeps in around Black Friday.
I thought about dropping an offer… but my heart wasn’t in it.
What kept rising to the surface instead were the conversations with women who feel blindsided by layoffs, budget cuts, and “restructuring.” Women who suddenly feel like failures — not because of anything they did, but because a company shifted its priorities.
And I can’t ignore the truth I keep seeing:
So many women already have the skills companies pay consultants for — they just don’t recognize themselves that way.
What’s been sitting with me lately isn’t the travel or the client work.
It’s women questioning their worth.
Women who spent years carrying teams.
Women who led with heart and excellence.
Women who’ve been the glue — and now feel like their value disappeared with a title.
Here’s the truth I need you to hold onto:
Your expertise isn’t tied to your employer.
Your brilliance didn’t expire.
Your skills didn’t walk out with your job.
There is a consultant in you — one who’s been operating quietly in the background for years.
As we step into December, my mission is clear:
Help women stop sacrificing their confidence and start seeing the business hiding inside their experience.
Because you aren’t starting from scratch.
You’re starting from decades of receipts, wisdom, and real-world skill.
I’m building something specifically for the woman who’s ready to:
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reclaim her value
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package her expertise
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trust the skills she already has
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build something that belongs to her
More on that soon.
For now, breathe.
Give yourself grace.
You've almost made it through a year that tried you — and you’re still powerful, still capable, still necessary.
I see you.
Char
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