I used to think reinvention meant closing one chapter before opening the next.

A clean break. A clear starting point. A sense that life moves forward in sequence — one identity finishing before another begins.

I no longer think that’s how it works.

By the time I made aliyah, I had already gone through one major reinvention after my divorce. At the time, it felt like rebuilding from the ground up. A new version of life, a new set of decisions, a new sense of direction.

I thought I understood what starting over meant.

Then I moved to Israel.

Not long after arriving, I took a position as Director of Marketing and Recruitment for long-term English-speaking programs at Tlalim. It was meaningful work and gave me structure as I adjusted to a new country.

But over time, I began to feel pulled in a different direction. I had been thinking about building my own business for years, and I reached a point where I knew I couldn’t fully pursue it while staying in a full-time role.

Leaving wasn’t easy. There is always risk in stepping away from stability, especially in a place like Israel where........

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