What if life's unexpected pivots were actually leading to your purpose?This week on Spark Me, Liz and Michele sit down with Katrina Bowers, founder of Guided Giving, to explore how a life of pivots — from early marriage and career changes to personal loss — led her to a powerful second act centered on generosity and purpose.Katrina shares how she built a 30-year career in philanthropy, why true giving is about impact, not money, and how faith and friendship carried her through her hardest season. From discovering her calling in fundraising to launching her own business helping others give with intention, Katrina’s story is one of resilience, grace, and joy.She reminds us that it’s never too late to rewrite your story and that women supporting women is one of life’s greatest forces for good.If you’ve ever wondered how to start again with grace, or how to make a deeper impact, this episode is your roadmap.In This Episode You’ll Learn:How to reframe “fundraising” as helping people turn intention to impactWays to navigate career pivots without losing your centerHow single parents can ask for help and set workable boundariesPractical steps to move from intention to impact in your givingWhat grief can teach us about faith, friendship, and forward motionWhy girlfriends are an essential support system at every stageHow to give yourself time to think before starting your next chapterResources & Mentions:Guided Giving — Katrina’s philanthropy coaching practice for donors and nonprofits: guided-giving.comUniversity of Georgia — Katrina’s three decades in development spanned Family and Consumer Sciences and the Terry College of Business: https://www.uga.edu/Katrina works with a Life Coach who helped her uncover her that her next chapter after an early retirement would be Guided Giving.Join the Spark Me Community:If Katrina’s story lit a spark in you, share this episode with a friend who may be experiencing an unexpected pivot. Follow @sparkmepodcast on Instagram and join our community of women embracing reinvention, gratitude, and purpose in their second act.Because you're just getting interesting and your next act might just be your best one.

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