In midlife, when our roles, responsibilities, hormones, identity and priorities are shifting, the question of what success means to you, becomes a chance to rewrite the script you may have been living by for years, even decades.

After a 30-year break, a week ago, I found myself back on skis for the first time in three decades. Yes – thirty years. I went to Chamonix with Girl Powder Retreats , imagining crisp air, mountain views, and maybe a gentle glide or two. What I got instead was a lot of falling, a lot of laughing, and a surprising amount of clarity. Because here’s the thing: sometimes it takes doing something wildly outside your comfort zone to show you how far you’ve already come — and how muc