MY STORY

My path hasn’t been one straight line

I didn’t set out to build several different kinds of work. I was trying to build a life that gave my family more options.

One chapter led to another: pharmacy, career disruption, motherhood, writing, real estate, entrepreneurship, and software. Each one changed how I think about work, security, family, and what it means to build a life that actually fits.

1. PHARMACY AND HEALTHCARE

   Learning to make careful decisions when the stakes are real

   Pharmacy taught me how to listen closely, evaluate evidence, ask better questions, and make decisions that need to be both responsible and practical.

   Over more than 15 years, I’ve worked across patient care, pharmacy operations, leadership, clinical review, medication-access programs, and regulated healthcare settings.

   That experience still shapes the way I approach almost everything: understand the facts, respect the risks, and don’t lose sight of the person affected by the decision.

2. A CAREER TURNING POINT

   The moment I realized experience alone didn’t create options

   I started at CVS when I was 18, working as a pharmacy service associate. Over the years, I became a technician, pharmacy intern, pharmacist, pharmacy manager, and eventually a pharmacy supervisor.

   My path wasn’t perfectly planned. After pharmacy school, I accepted a retail position instead of pursuing residency because my family needed my help after losing their home during the housing crisis. At the time, taking the available job felt like the responsible decision.

   Years later, the supervisor position I had worked toward was eliminated. I was living in California without a California pharmacist license because my management role hadn’t required one. I suddenly had severance, no job, and far fewer immediate options than my experience should have provided.

   I used that time to study for and pass the CPJE, but the experience changed how I thought about career security. I realized that a strong résumé isn’t the same as having choices.

   Then I became a mom, and the question changed again. I didn’t only want another role. I wanted work that allowed me to remain present for my family while still using everything I had spent years building.

   That experience eventually led me to create RxExit, the kind of practical career resource I wish I had when I first needed to understand what else was possible.

   Learn why I built RxExit →

3. WRITING AND PUBLISHING

   Turning grief, memory, and love into something lasting

   I didn’t begin writing because I had a publishing plan.

   Our first baby, our dog Biffie, passed away unexpectedly when our daughter Emerie was still very young. He had been part of our family before we became parents, and losing him left a space that was difficult to explain.

   I wanted Emerie to grow up knowing how much he had meant to us. I wanted his life, his personality, and the love he gave our family to remain part of our story.

   So I wrote “Biffie & Emie: Best Pals Forever.”

   The book was a way to celebrate his life, preserve our memories, and remind our children that the people and animals we love can remain with us through the stories we continue to tell. It was also part of how I grieved.

   That first book showed me that writing could do more than explain information. It could hold memory, create meaning, and help someone feel less alone.

   From there, writing and publishing became another way for me to turn lived experience, difficult moments, and complicated ideas into something useful and lasting.

   Through Juniper Dylan Press, I now create and publish thoughtful, practical books and resources designed to help people feel more informed, supported, and less overwhelmed.

   Explore Juniper Dylan Press →

4. REAL ESTATE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

   Building income that gives our family more room to live

   Becoming a working mom changed the way I thought about income.

   The guilt of working, clocking in, and being away from my girls was real. I wanted to continue supporting my family, but I also wanted to be present for the ordinary moments that pass so quickly.

   That’s what led me to explore real estate, entrepreneurship, and other ways of creating income that didn’t depend entirely on my being at work every hour it was earned.

   It wasn’t about never working again. It was about building more choice into our lives: more control over my time, less stress around everyday expenses, and more freedom to enjoy this season together.

   I want our family to feel comfortable saying yes to a vacation, making memories, and enjoying the journey without every decision being weighed against financial worry.

   Real estate and entrepreneurship became part of how I started building toward that kind of life: one with greater stability, flexibility, presence, and room to breathe.

5. SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL PRODUCTS

   Turning useful ideas into tools that can help more people

   Many of my software and digital-product ideas start with the same question: is there a clearer or easier way to help someone through this?

   I enjoy taking knowledge, experience, and real-world problems and turning them into practical tools that people can use without needing me there every step of the way.

My work may span different industries, but each part grew from something deeply personal: the need for more choices, the desire to preserve what matters, and the hope of building a life with more presence, meaning, and room to breathe.