Jennifer Bourke/Lifestyle Ambassador

10/25/2026

I’d been around 150 for a month. Then, after one weekend, I got on the scale and saw 164.

That number got in my head. I started stepping on the scale every day, and it felt like tunnel vision. I couldn’t not check—I kept hoping the number would tell me I was okay.

I’m down to 160 now, but I’m trying to remember that one weigh-in doesn’t define my progress.

Does the scale ever pull you into that same kind of tunnel vision?

10/24/2026

There are rooms that explain the business.

And then there are rooms that shift your belief.

Orlando is one of those rooms.

When you get around leadership, vision, culture, and people who are actually building, something changes. You stop overthinking and start moving different.

North American Elevation is not just another event on the calendar.

It is a line in the sand.

If you are building, curious, watching, or wondering if this is the season you finally plug in, this is your sign.

Are you going to be in the room?

10/24/2026

Friday Night:
While most families are winding down to relax for the weekend....YES🤔
Different story and our world
Josh walks in the door and immediately goes into "Monday panic mode"
He absolutely love spending time with family
He needs constant reassurance that everything is going to be the same next week
I don't know maybe we're the only family that deals with us

10/22/2026

When my kids were growing up, my days were full and I knew exactly what needed to be done. Now I’m finding my footing in the quieter, more open days.

What do you think it is?

1. Menopause
2. Perimenopause
3. Losing my freaking mind—I might need counseling
4. All of the above

Comment 1, 2, 3, or 4

10/21/2026

You planned the trip and it was over before it even began.

That happened to us when my son was put on the TSA No Fly List. The full story is for another time.

It’s one reason connecting with moms of autistic kids and adults matters. Sometimes you need someone who understands without a long explanation.

Have your plans ever changed in a moment?

10/19/2026

You don't have to figure out your next chapter alone.
Building an online travel business gave me the ability to work around my family's needs while creating something just for me.
📥 Send me a DM with the word START or comment below, and I'll send you all the details to check out.

10/18/2026

Does anyone else plan the quiet day after the fun day?

Yesterday was full of family, pumpkins, laughter, people, movement, and memories.

Today is for slowing everything back down.

As an autism mom, I’ve learned that a fun day can still be an overwhelming day. Josh may enjoy being there and still need extra quiet, familiar routines, and time to recover afterward.

That isn’t being antisocial. It isn’t refusing to participate. Sometimes his nervous system simply needs a break from everything it worked so hard to handle.

And honestly, mine does too.

Do you plan recovery time after busy family days?

10/18/2026

Do you ever feel grateful for the family nearby, heartbroken over the family you can’t see or talk to, and somehow able to love them all at once?

Today, Josh and I spent time at the pumpkin patch with Cassie, Tyler, Felicity, Alyssa, and Aliyah. I loved making those memories with them, even while wishing our distant family could have been there, too.

Gratitude and longing can exist side by side. Loving the family nearby doesn’t make me miss the others any less—it simply means learning to hold both joy and heartache in the same moment.

Do you have family close by who makes this season of life feel a little less quiet?

10/17/2026

10/17/2026

Hey you, staring at your phone, hoping your grown kids will call—then putting on a smile and saying you’re fine.

Are you trying not to meddle? Trying to give them room to live their lives, even though stepping back hurts more than you let on?

You miss them. You check your phone. You want to reach out again, but you don’t want to hover.

Be honest: are you still fighting the urge to check in again—or learning to let them reach out when they’re ready?