Hi, I’m Marianne.

I’m a mother and a grandmother. I am a businesswoman and a homemaker, and I’m not on my first marriage. So I’ve lived through some hard seasons, and a few victories I’m proud of. These days you’ll find me on the pickleball court most mornings. At home I’m usually tending a sourdough starter, and I will happily try to convince you that kale is delicious. (It is.)

If life has taught me anything, it’s that we aren’t meant to do this alone. Community is essential — I’ve needed it, and I’ve watched the women I love need it too.

I’ve also coached women for more than twenty years, and nearly every one of them found me because a friend said, “You should talk to her.” I value friendship and real conversation, and I’m drawn to genuine people. In the second half of life, those can be surprisingly hard to find. So I started Gather the Girls: a place to sit down with other women and talk about what’s actually going on in our lives, with curiosity instead of advice. It’s free.