Where Identity Begins: Becoming Eileen Alayce

The New Year often brings a rethinking of one’s habits, future, and identity. For me this year my future identity is more important than it ever was. Most of you don’t know that 2024 into 2025 was a deeply painful year for me. I wrote my 2024 Rails World keynote while my now ex-husband was moving out of the home we’d shared for 11 years. I put on a brave face and went to the conference. And even…