About Her Bold Adventure
Her Bold Adventure was born from a simple belief: that midlife is the beginning of something, not the end.
The story
Too many conversations about midlife treat it as something to manage or endure. We think that's wrong.
Her Bold Adventure grew out of a shared frustration and a shared conviction.
Katy Mogal and her colleague, Barbara Balletta, launched the Designing Your Life Italy Retreat because we believe transformation happens in place — and there's no place quite like Rome for it.
The research came next — a collaboration between Katy Mogal and Katherine Lovasano, because we kept hearing stories that deserved to be told.
“We want to be the thing we wished had existed when we needed it most.”
Rome retreat
Five days on the Aventine Hill. Design thinking, deep conversation, and Rome as your backdrop.
Next retreat: 1–5 November 2026.
The Midlife Audacity Project
Original qualitative research on women who make bold moves in midlife. Findings shared as readable case studies.
Katy Mogal
Founder · Researcher · Certified DYL Facilitator
Katy brings decades of experience as a facilitator and coach, creating spaces where people uncover insights they can turn into real opportunities. She's worked with teams at Google, students at California College of the Arts and Stanford Continuing Studies, and entrepreneurs in social impact. After uprooting her family to move to Italy and leaving the corporate world for solopreneurship, Katy is passionate about helping women navigate transitions and reimagine what's possible. When not facilitating, you'll find her travelling Europe, at the crossfit gym, or hiking a mountaintop.
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