A Woman in Her Glowing Second Act
I’ve always lived in the space where duality thrives.
Where strategy meets softness.
Where discipline meets desire.
Where a quiet dinner alone can be just as powerful as a boardroom decision.
Given my incredible duality—corporate leadership excellence and empowered solo-living lifestyle—I embody a rare blend of strategic mastery and glowing reinvention.
This dual identity fuels everything I create under Breakout Living.
The Heart of Breakout Living
Breakout Living is more than a brand.
It’s a declaration.
A declaration that women—especially empty nesters, second-act glow-seekers, and quietly powerful souls—deserve spaces where confidence, pleasure, and reinvention coexist beautifully.
Through solo dining, soft luxury rituals, bourbon tastings, cigar culture, travel, and curated self-care, I explore the fullness of what it means to live boldly and elegantly on your own terms.
Breakout Living is built for the woman who:
- Wants to reclaim her time, her pleasure, and her independence
- Is ready to step into her “soft yet strategic” era
- Seeks confidence not through perfection, but through presence
- Values beautiful moments — from brunch to bourbon to quiet reflection
- Desires guidance that honors both her ambition and her joy
This is your reminder that reinvention can be intentional, sensual, and deeply fulfilling.
The Breakout Living Manifesto A life well-eaten.
A life well-lived. A life wholeheartedly mine.
I believe…
- in arriving wherever I go with intention and grace.
- in savoring my solo experiences—whether dining, traveling, or simply breathing.
- in embracing my empty nester era as a season of expansion, not retreat.
- in refining myself through soft luxury, honest pleasure, and the courage to explore.
- in creating beauty, confidence, and meaning in the everyday moments that others overlook.
- in being present enough to taste my life — deeply, fully, and without apology.
Breakout Living isn’t escape.
It’s evolution.
My Work in the World
By day, I lead with clarity, empathy, and decades of seasoned experience in corporate leadership.
I don’t center this part of my life here on the blog, but I honor it — because it shaped my resilience, my voice, and my commitment to leading women confidently.
By night, weekend, and chapter two of my life, I am:
- a storyteller
- a solo-dining guide
- a curator of soft luxury moments
- a woman who loves cigars, bourbon, and airport gates
- a creator helping other women design a life that feels as good as it looks
Everything I share is meant to inspire your glow-up era — the version of yourself that is bold, sensual, curious, and free.
The Woman Behind The Breakout Mom
I am an empty nester of nine years, a lover of ritual, a believer in softness, and a woman who started over and built something beautiful.
Through my blog, my digital guides, my LinkedIn newsletter The Confident Era, and my Breakout Living creative projects, I help women write new chapters — full of elegance, courage, and a renewed sense of self.
Step Into Your Glow
If you’re ready to explore confidence through solo dining, cigars, soft luxury, and reinvention —you’re in the right place.
This is where confidence lives.
This is where reinvention glows.
Be You, Love You, Forgive You!
—Bettina
Confidence lives here.