The Story Behind Soul North
How a single photograph, a barndominium, and a wild acre of land became a map home.
The Hider
For years, I played small.
I was the steady one behind the scenes—supporting other people’s dreams, producing their stories, and keeping my own light politely dimmed.
On paper, life looked good: creative work, a roof, bills paid. But inside, there was a whisper I couldn’t ignore: is this all there is?
I’d become a background character in my own frame.
The Fracture
During a street-photography workshop, my lens caught a reflection I didn’t expect—myself, in torment, not pretty, not polished, but true.
That image became the start of a project called FRACTURED.
Looking at it later, I saw the truth: my energy was split between earning and creating, duty and desire.
That picture cracked something open. Once I saw it, I couldn’t un-see it.


The Dismantling
Comfort began to feel like a cage.
So I followed an unexplainable tug—a quiet yes that led me to a stretch of wild acreage far from the city.
I’d never built anything beyond a storyboard, but I became my own general contractor and raised a barndominium from the soil up.
Every board nailed, every storm weathered, became a compass check:
Can I trust my own North?


The Re-Membering
Nature became my teacher.
The fallow seasons showed me that stillness is fertile.
The seedlings taught patience; the storms, resilience.
Out here I began to understand that home isn’t a place—it’s an energy.
An inner rhythm you can return to anytime.
That was my re-birthday—the reunion of all the parts I’d once hidden or hurried past.


The Birth of Soul North
From that re-membering came Soul North—the Wayfinder Masterpath within GPS to Thrive.
It weaves the three pillars—Pro Talk, Creative Resilience, and Seeing Freshly—into one living compass.
Through four natural seasons—Hunger, Space, Expression, Rising—Soul North guides you to:
· Reconnect to your inner compass
· Build creative resilience through nature-aligned cycles
· Speak and lead from authentic presence
· Feel at home in your own skin again
The Invitation
If you’ve outgrown your old coordinates…
If you sense there’s a truer rhythm calling you home…
If you’re ready to live aligned instead of divided—
Come walk this path.
Your compass is waiting.
Empower
Transform your presence in life and work.
GPS to THRIVE
liz@gpstothrive.com
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