Two years later... I am taking the time.

If you read my last post (Women don’t take time), you’ll know I had a lot to say about women making space for themselves. Well guess what, I actually took my own advice.

I’ve been offline, and off-the-radar for the past two years. Not because I burned out (though it came close), but because I knew I needed to step back before I started making decisions that weren’t aligned with what I want my future to look like.

2022 hit different.
A pandemic. Wars. Injustice in every headline.

And while the tech world isn’t the center of the universe, it’s the world I’ve been building in and watching it crash felt personal.
Suddenly, the conversations that mattered about bias, climate, representation, started to fade. Not because they stopped being important, but because survival mode took over.

And for many of us (especially women), especially founders building for impact, things got real.

So I did the only thing that made sense: I paused.

I took a hard look at the industry, at the work, at myself.
I learned. I unlearned. I asked better questions.
I reminded myself why I started building in the first place.

And honestly? Best. Decision. I’ve. Made.

Taking a break isn’t giving up, it's giving myself the clarity to come back stronger. With sharper focus. With better tools. With more conviction.

Sometimes stepping back isn’t a retreat. It’s a course correction.