Meet Keri
I know what it's like when life no longer feels like it fits.
Cancer changed my life, but it wasn't the first time everything I knew had fallen apart. I've rebuilt after loss, trauma, career upheaval, and starting over more than once. Those experiences taught me that moving forward isn't about getting back to who you were. It's about becoming who you are now.
You don’t have to figure this out alone. Not the hard parts. Not who you’re becoming.
I Knew How to Hold It Together for Everyone Else.
For years, I was the person who held everything together—at work, for the people around me, and in situations where staying calm mattered.
My career in public safety and Human Resources gave me a front-row seat to how people navigate stress, uncertainty, and major life transitions.
Then I became the one living through them.
After cancer and other major life changes, I found myself in the same uncertain space I now help other women move through—trying to rebuild a life that no longer felt familiar.
That experience changed how I understood support.
I realized people don't just need advice during life's hardest seasons. They need honest support, steady guidance, and the space to become who they are now.
That's the work I do today through Next, Together™.
What happens
after everything changes?
The hardest part wasn’t only what happened.
It was feeling alone in it.
I learned that the hardest part isn't always the diagnosis, the loss, or the life change itself.
It's what comes after—when the support fades, life no longer feels familiar, and you're left trying to figure out who you are now.
That's where the messy middle begins.
It's the place between who you were and who you're becoming.
What people need most during that season isn't advice or forced positivity. They need someone who will meet them where they are—with honesty, steadiness, and compassion.
Today, I work with women whose lives have been changed by cancer—helping them move forward, not by trying to get back to who they were, but by discovering who they are now.
Why I Founded Next, Together™
I created Next, Together™ because cancer changes more than your health. It can change your identity, your relationships, your confidence, and the future you thought you were building.
When treatment ends—or life settles into a new reality—many women discover that surviving wasn't the end of the journey. It was the beginning of a different one.
Too often, support focuses only on “getting through” the crisis itself.
Next, Together™ was created for the space between surviving and rebuilding.
That's why I don't just focus on getting through cancer. I focus on helping women rebuild a life that feels steady—emotionally, mentally, physically, and in their relationships.
The goal isn’t to “get back to normal.”
It’s to build a life that feels honest, steady, and aligned with who you are now.
What Working Together Looks Like
This isn’t about pretending everything is fine. It’s about rebuilding stability and moving forward in a way that feels practical, honest, and sustainable.
Our work together may include:
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building routines that protect and sustain your energy
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moving from overwhelm to steadiness
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strengthening boundaries without guilt
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rebuilding relationships that feel safe, honest, and supportive
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reconnecting to meaning, purpose, and community
If this feels like the kind of support you've been searching for, I'd love to hear from you.
