Welcome to After the Before

A Midlife Blog for the Brave In Between

Hi, I’m Tracy Miller — Midlife Mama, Self-Proclaimed Free Spirit, Woman Interrupted… Dreamer-in-Progress

I’m a woman who spent years building a life that looked good on paper—a thriving real estate career, renovated homes, and a portfolio designed to one day fund a life of slow, soulful travel with my very handsome, kind-hearted husband.

And then… life happened.

In the midst of my life re-design, where I was preparing for my big leap into a nomadic lifestyle, my youngest daughter was diagnosed with cancer. So she and I packed up, relocated to another city, and began a new kind of journey—one I never asked for, but one that’s teaching me more than I could have imagined.

Now, I’m somewhere between “before” and “after.”
Still raising a daughter. Still guiding 2 adult daughters. Still adjusting to my new role as a Grandma. Still wandering the mountains and photographing what I see. Still dreaming of the road.
Still becoming.

This blog is my love letter to the in-between years—that space where grief, grit, gratitude, and growth all live together. It’s for anyone navigating a pivot, craving more meaning, or quietly rebuilding a life that makes sense from the inside out.

You’ll find reflections, real talk, midlife humor, and plenty of big-hearted truth.

No filters. No final answers.
Just one foot in front of the other—and a deep desire to create something beautiful, even here.

“Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.”

– Henry David Thoreau

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