Turquoise, Transformation, and Trusting Myself

I’ve had a crush on turquoise for as long as I can remember, but it wasn’t until 2024 that I really fell in love with it.

That year, I road-tripped all around New Mexico, wandering through towns that were sun-bleached and sacred, searching for pieces of turquoise that weren’t just beautiful, but healing. I wasn’t there just collecting stones and jewelry. I was collecting reminders. Of the strength it took to leave behind a version of myself I had outgrown. Of the quiet fire that said: there’s more for you than this life that’s just “fine.”

Because before 2024, I was someone who didn’t make waves. I stayed in the safety of routine because predictability meant control. And control felt like survival. I didn’t question what was “working” because the fear of it getting worse was bigger than the hope of it getting better!

But life had other plans. And like most transformations, mine started with loss.

The unraveling of a career I believed I'd retire from. The end of a relationship I thought would last forever. The slow realization that I had been molding myself around other people’s comfort for years and in doing so, I’d been abandoning myself. It was painful, confusing, and at times deeply isolating.

But it was also the beginning of something extraordinary!

Through grief and heartbreak, I created boundaries. At first, those boundaries made me feel lonely. But now? They make me feel sovereign. Protective of my energy. Clear about what I’ll allow into my life. The things that left my life weren’t meant for me and their absence made room for the things that are meant to be part of my life.

I started doing more of what made me feel alive. I took classes just for the joy of learning. I booked tours in cities I’d never been to, soaking in the stories, the architecture, the history. I listened to my intuition, a voice I’d silenced in favor of practicality for far too long! Doing all that was absolutely terrifying at times, but led me somewhere incredible: to Asheville, NC, a place that felt like a long exhale the moment I arrived. A place that immediately became my home when I arrived. A place where I am discovering myself every day!

I didn’t have a master plan. I just knew it was time.
To follow the glow. To trust myself again. To build a life that was rooted in me.

And all along the way, turquoise was with me.

The pieces I found in the Southwest aren’t just souvenirs. They’re symbols. They remind me that I’ve already survived so much. That I’ve rebuilt my life once, and I can do it again and again if I need to. They’re wearable proof that I chose to listen to my gut, to bet on myself, to walk away from “fine” in pursuit of joy.

Every time I wear turquoise, it feels like a celebration. A personal high-five from the version of me who packed up her life and trusted the unknown. And each of the pieces in my personal collection carries a deeply significant reminder.

That’s the kind of message I want to share through Bloom and Glow! Jewelry that means something to women on a different path. Pieces that carry a story. Symbols that remind us how far we’ve come and how deeply we deserve to be proud of it. 

Because this glow? I earned it, baby! I hope you have come here to celebrate you and YOUR wins too! That’s why Bloom and Glow exists! 

Bloom and Glow. Because It’s All Special.