Every chapter deserves encouragement.
SharedLife was started by two women who believe the same thing. One of us found that truth through loss. The other found it watching women lose sight of their own wisdom in the middle of life's changes. Together, we're building the place we wish we'd always had.
It began with my own story.
More than three decades ago, I lost my sister, Mandi. I was 28, and I didn't yet have the words or the tools to understand everything I was feeling.
During that time, I began journaling, drawing, spending time in nature and learning to pay attention to what was happening inside me. Creativity became a way to express what I couldn't always put into words. My journal became a place where I could be honest.
Over the years, art, reflection, movement, spirituality, therapy, relationships and life itself kept teaching me. Now, at 62, I understand something I couldn't have known then:
I've also come to see how much wisdom women carry.
We've learned what matters and what no longer does. And we still have so much ahead of us.
I wanted a place where women could find encouragement, reflect honestly, care for their whole selves, reconnect with their creativity and learn from the wisdom of other women.
Not a place that tells us how to live.
A place that helps us listen to ourselves.
A place that reminds us we don't have to navigate any chapter alone.
Encouragement changes everything.
Women deserve something that can be surprisingly hard to find in the middle chapters of life: a place to feel seen, supported and encouraged, without being told we need to fix ourselves.
Life changes as we do. Careers evolve. Relationships shift. Children grow up. Families need us in different ways. Our bodies change. Priorities become clearer. Dreams we once set aside begin asking for our attention again.
And somewhere in all that change, it's easy to lose sight of something important: the wisdom, strength and possibility already within us.
I imagined a different kind of experience.
Not therapy.
Not another social feed.
Not a stream of generic motivational quotes.
A trusted daily companion that meets a woman where she is.
Through thoughtful technology and personal experiences, SharedLife is designed to make encouragement feel personal, with small, meaningful rituals to return to each day, through every changing season.
But SharedLife has always been about more than an app. We're building a place where technology, storytelling, reflection, beautiful products and shared wisdom come together around one idea:
Becoming more fully who you are
Growing older isn't about becoming less of who you were. And sometimes, one thoughtful word at exactly the right moment is all it takes to help you remember that.
You are never too old to begin again.
To discover something new.
To change your mind.
To reconnect with yourself.
To create.
To ask what you need now.
To become curious about what comes next.
Wherever you are today, something new can begin.
Want to help, contribute, or join us?
SharedLife is growing, and we would love to hear from women who believe in what we are creating.
Whether you want to share your story or wisdom, contribute your expertise, explore a partnership, help bring SharedLife to life, or simply stay connected, there is a place for you here.
Tell us a little about yourself and how you would like to be involved.