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Yesterday, we wrapped our final Rise session, and I’m sitting with so much gratitude.

Watching these women name their strengths, challenge old stories, and build trust with one another has been powerful.

Rise isn’t about fixing anyone.
There were weeks I thought, “There’s no way I’m going to make this.”

Life got busy. Energy dipped. Focus wandered.

But I kept coming back, not perfectly, not consistently, just intentionally.

That’s the part leadershi
Today was my third time working with this Foothill team, and that’s when leadership development gets interesting.

Not the first session excitement.

Not the “aha” moments alone.

But the integration.

Seeing how they’ve carri
If you’re new here: welcome. I’m really glad you found your way to this space. 💛

I’m Kelly.

I’m a mom of two.

A former higher ed leader who wanted to be a president, until burnout, postpartum depression, and the need for f
See you later, 2025.

Ending the year off grid, bundled up, coffee in hand, breathing mountain air.

Grateful for the work, the growth, the people, and especially the pause.

This feels like exactly where I’m supposed to be.
Reading has always been more than a habit for me.

It’s how I care for my nervous system.

How I stretch my thinking.

How I sharpen my coaching.

How I remind myself of what matters.

And lately, it’s also been one of the ways I’m
However this season has felt for you: heavy, joyful, or somewhere in between, I hope there’s room for moments that feel grounding and true.

Grateful for this crew, the life we’re building, and the chance to slow down together.

Wishing y
Yesterday, we wrapped our final Rise session, and I’m sitting with so much gratitude.

Watching these women name their strengths, challenge old stories, and build trust with one another has been powerful.

Rise isn’t about fixing anyone.
Some of my clearest moments don’t come when I’m trying to figure things out.

They come when I slow down enough to follow.

Walking into this cave, hand in hand with my daughter leading the way, I felt my body settle before my mind did.
Leadership doesn’t always look like a stage.

Sometimes leadership looks like being fully present, with no agenda, no urgency, no productivity to prove.

This time mattered.

For them.

And for me.

Presence isn’t a break from leadership.
There were weeks I thought, “There’s no way I’m going to make this.”

Life got busy. Energy dipped. Focus wandered.

But I kept coming back, not perfectly, not consistently, just intentionally.

That’s the part leadershi Today was my third time working with this Foothill team, and that’s when leadership development gets interesting.

Not the first session excitement.

Not the “aha” moments alone.

But the integration.

Seeing how they’ve carri If you’re new here: welcome. I’m really glad you found your way to this space. 💛

I’m Kelly.

I’m a mom of two.

A former higher ed leader who wanted to be a president, until burnout, postpartum depression, and the need for f
Thank you, 2025.

For giving me the confidence to finally put my story to paper,  even when it felt vulnerable, unfinished, and scary.

For giving me the courage to keep leaning into Dries Coaching & Consulting: to trust my voice, my experience,
See you later, 2025.

Ending the year off grid, bundled up, coffee in hand, breathing mountain air.

Grateful for the work, the growth, the people, and especially the pause.

This feels like exactly where I’m supposed to be. Reading has always been more than a habit for me.

It’s how I care for my nervous system.

How I stretch my thinking.

How I sharpen my coaching.

How I remind myself of what matters.

And lately, it’s also been one of the ways I’m However this season has felt for you: heavy, joyful, or somewhere in between, I hope there’s room for moments that feel grounding and true.

Grateful for this crew, the life we’re building, and the chance to slow down together.

Wishing y

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