Hi there…
I’m Debbie!
I am a writer, storyteller, wife, mother, Gigi, adventurer, and lifelong student of becoming.
I have spent much of my life learning that becoming isn’t about arriving at some perfect version of ourselves. It is about making space for the messy middle, telling the truth about where we have been, and continuing to discover who we are becoming.
My road to becoming has been anything but a straight line.
For much of my life, I believed I needed to fix myself. I spent years carrying guilt and shame about my past, losing and gaining weight, using food and alcohol to cope, and believing that if people knew all of the imperfect parts of me, they might decide I wasn’t worthy of knowing.
Over time, I began to understand that I could not change where I had been, but I could change the way I moved forward.
I lost 100 pounds. I found freedom from alcohol. I became a certified life coach. I left New Hampshire and moved across the country to Arizona. I wrote a book. I created journals. I started over, changed direction, questioned what I thought I wanted, and continued discovering who I am.
And somewhere along the way, I realized that none of those accomplishments are the whole story.
The real story is everything that happened in between.
The messy middle. The questions. The mistakes. The moments of courage. The times I changed my mind. The days I moved forward and the days I felt completely stuck.
That is where The Becoming Space was born.
What I Know Now
I know that becoming is not about leaving our past behind or arriving at some perfect version of ourselves.
It is about learning to hold all of who we have been while continuing to make space for who we are becoming.
I am still learning. Still questioning. Still changing my mind. Still discovering what matters to me and what I am ready to let go of.
There are parts of my story I am incredibly proud of. There are parts I wish had been different. And there are chapters I never could have imagined writing.
I believe there is room for all of it.
That is what I want The Becoming Space to be—a place where we can tell the truth about where we have been, be present with where we are, and remain curious about where we might go next.
I’m Glad You’re Here
The Becoming Space is where I share the stories I am writing, the journals I am creating, the music that moves me, and the lessons I continue to learn along the way.
I don’t have all the answers. I’m not here to tell you how to live your life.
I’m simply here to share mine.
My hope is that somewhere in these words, you find a moment that makes you pause, reflect, feel understood, or become a little more curious about your own road to becoming.
I’m glad our paths crossed here.
🧡 Debbie