When the Nest Empties: 5 Reasons You’re Feeling Anxious
When the Nest Empties: 5 Reasons You’re Feeling Anxious (and You’re Not Alone) Why Women Over 50 Feel Anxious About Becoming Empty Nesters The silence is louder than you expected. The house echoes in ways it never did before. The calendar isn’t filled with recitals, pickups, or last-minute grocery runs—and suddenly, you’re staring at a […]
Welcome to Let’s Break Out
Welcome to Let’s Break Out ✨Where bold women 45+ live life solo—but never small. Hey there, beautiful soul— I’m Bettina Johnson, and I’m so glad you’re here. If you’ve landed on this page, you’re probably an empty nester, a grown woman who’s navigated a few life chapters already… and now you’re ready to write your […]
THE LET’S BREAK OUT™ MANIFESTO
THE LET’S BREAK OUT™ MANIFESTO Bettina — you’re a powerhouse. At your core, you are: 🔥 A Reclaimed Woman with Vision… You’ve walked through motherhood, divorce, and personal reinvention. But instead of letting those stages define or limit you, you’ve leveraged them. You’ve taken your empty nest and made it fertile ground for bold self-expression, […]
Brunch, Bourbon, and Beyond: How to Curate Your Own Solo Experience
Brunch, Bourbon, and Beyond: How to Curate Your Own Solo Experience Embrace Confidence, Luxury, and Empowerment as You Curate the Perfect Solo Outing In a world that often tells us to stay busy or to wait for others to join us, there’s a quiet power in choosing to do things on your own terms. For […]
Back Outside: Reclaiming Confidence & Solo Glow After 5 Years Away
Back Outside: Reclaiming Confidence & Solo Glow After 5 Years Awa ✨ Hey You, After five years away from the blog world — I’m back. Not just blogging, but back outside. Back to being a woman who dates herself, dresses up for her own pleasure, and walks boldly into solo brunches like it’s a runway. […]
A Solo Poolside Day at Andaz Scottsdale: Embracing the Joy of Me-Time
A Solo Poolside Day at Andaz Scottsdale: Embracing the Joy of Me-Time Rediscovering confidence and self-care through a solo day at the resort—because every empty nester deserves a little luxury and relaxation. As an empty nester, I’ve learned the power of me-time. After years of raising children and managing the responsibilities that come with being […]
Returning to Blogging After 5 Years: From Homebody to Solo Adventure Queen
I’m Back — And This Time, It’s Personal (and a little more fabulous) It’s been five whole years since I last hit “publish.” Somewhere between the start of a pandemic and the comfort of stretchy pants, I traded weekend brunches and city strolls for fuzzy socks, takeout, and working from home. Like many of us, […]
My New Adventure!
My New Adventure! I purchased a camera at the beginning of my youngest son’s junior year. I used the excuse that I wanted to be able to capture his last two high school years of playing sports. I really didn’t do any research on cameras, I […]
Living without fear
Living without fear I have received so many signs lately about fear that I literally feel like I am being ‘punked’. I have seen different quotes and memes, heard a couple of different speakers and am even reading about it in a new book I’ve […]
When all is complete, it is time to begin again
When all is complete, it is time to begin again S even years ago April I went through a divorce. At the time, it felt like the most traumatic time of my life, although the actual experience was about 6 months. But what is more astonishing […]