Real Talk About Real Life: A Mistress of Reinvention

Personal stories, hard-earned wisdom, and honest connection from someone who's learning...just like you.

Hi, I’m Lindsay

Writer. Storyteller. Nurse. Former Broadcaster. Producer. Lifelong Learner. Deep Feeler.

Human in Progress.

I’ve been the girl trying to be liked. I’ve been ghosted. I’ve tried to blend in. I’ve been the strong one, the emotional one, the overachiever, the avoider, the “nice girl,” the rule follower, the rebel, the woman who speaks up, and the woman who stays silent.

I’ve lost people I loved. I’ve had to outgrow old versions of myself. I’ve had to forgive — including myself.

I’ve lived, I’ve learned, I’ve fallen, and I’ve found peace. I want others to know that kind of freedom is possible.

I’ve always lived a layered life. I’ve studied psychology, broadcast journalism, social work, and nursing. I’ve worked in hospitality, media, and healthcare. I was a caregiver for my mom during her final months. I’ve reinvented myself more than once — and every version of me has taught me something important.

I’m what you might call a "multipotentialite"…or a polymath…or, my personal favorite, a mistress of reinvention. I’ve stopped trying to pick just one, because the truth is, we don’t have to be just one thing when we grow up.

Mistress of Reinvention: a woman with many passions and paths who has taken ownership of her many lives and transformations. A woman who isn’t afraid to evolve. Who reinvents not to escape, but to explore her full potential.

The Many Paths I’ve Walked

I started this blog in 2016, and if you would’ve told me back then that I’d become a nurse within the next five years, I would have looked at you like you were nuts. I couldn’t even think about having my blood drawn without getting lightheaded. 

I actually started this blog a few months after learning my mom had pancreatic cancer. It was my personal outlet—a coping mechanism—because writing has always been deeply therapeutic for me. The other reason I started blogging was to pay it forward. I gained an immense amount of knowledge regarding my mom’s illness from various online sources. Some of the best advice came from everyday people sharing their honest, vulnerable experiences.

Each season has taught me something. Each shift in direction came with its own kind of growth. 

Most days, I’m grateful I became a nurse, but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t miss writing, producing, and broadcasting. That part of me—the storyteller, the creator, the radio girl with big headphones and big feelings has never really left. This blog is a passion project that feeds my soul. It’s my way of scratching that creative itch …or maybe discovering a whole new path altogether. 

I write because it helps me process. Journaling has provided me the gift of self-awareness, reflection, and direction. It’s been an essential tool in helping me determine what’s most important to me in this ONE life I’ve been blessed with, areas of growth, and remains a consistent reminder to follow my moral compass. 

I used my previous site to publish a post every now and then. Lately, I’ve been getting strong nudges to get back into not only finishing the many partially completed posts I've started, but back into researching, designing, and producing material as well. It felt like the right time to give this space a little glow-up. I don’t know exactly where it’s headed, but I do know it’s quietly reigniting parts of me I thought I’d tucked away. And for now, that’s more than enough.

RNR 3-18-10 (Vanilla Gorilla)

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RnR Promo 3-13-09 (Wife For Sale)

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RNR 2 1-6-09 (Good in Bed)

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RnR Promo 6-2-09 (Helping Hands Monkeys)

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What You’ll Find Here

Let’s be REAL. Life is messy. Beautiful. Brutal. Weird.

So Weird, right?!

I regularly share the hard stuff: the hurts, the mess-ups, the insecurities, the awkward in-between, but I also share joys, laughter, and wins. This is where I tell the truth about the stuff we don’t always talk about:

• Loss, grief, and healing

• Power of vulnerability

• Emotional boundaries

• Complicated relationships

• Self-worth and identity

• Navigating change and growing pains

• Building resilience

• Speaking up with grace and grit

• How to own your story—even the awkward, painful, or unfinished parts

• Living your truth

  
  

It’s about the courage to be vulnerable, to embrace your voice even if it shakes, and to outgrow versions of yourself without shame. It’s a way of providing something real in a world that often feels fake and filtered. I’m just your regular, average person trying to leave the world a little better than I found it.

What This Isn’t

I’m not writing to give advice or pretend I have it all figured out. I’m writing to create connection. I’m an imperfect human. I don’t share my stories because they’re rare. I share them because they’re relatable. I believe in telling my whole story, showing the full picture—not just the highlights and polished moments. 

So many of us are navigating identity, burnout, second chances, reinvention. If even one person reads a post and feels less alone, more seen, or more capable of speaking their truth, then this space is doing its job—and that’s enough for me.

I never expected the response I’ve received when I started blogging in 2016. So, while I’m aware my posts won’t be for everyone, I do know they will definitely be for someone.

This space is for the...

• Deep feelers

• Deep thinkers

• Overthinkers

• Late bloomers

  
  

If you’ve ever felt like:

• You’ve outgrown a version of yourself and wondered what comes next

• You’re the only one going through something

• The world feels fake and filtered

• You’re often in the minority

• You don’t fit neatly into just one box...then you’re in good company.

And One Last Thing…

I don’t do surface level well. So, if you’re here for the real, you’re in the right place. Whether you’re here for a dose of encouragement or just to know you’re not alone—welcome.

Thank you for being here. I look forward to connecting and keeping it real. 😊

With love,

Lindsay

This quote sums me up better than I ever could.

Music is an essential part of my life. To me, it can be motivating, soothing, healing - it's the soundtrack to my life. I was thinking I would try to tie a related song into each post. Here's one of my favorite theme songs:)