I was hardwired for stress. I accomplished MANY things while reliving old wounds: “I am not safe”, “I am not allowed to be myself”, “I am alone and separate”. I could not escape cycles on cycles of burnout. I dismissed my body’s knowing and let my mind push and pull to extremes, denying myself rest and play. Every moment I was reliving the past or rehearsing the future. Then the emotional pain, packaged and hidden, busted out in dreams and waking hours. My body could not carry it any longer.

I began my inner work in therapy: EMDR and then Internal Family Systems. I learned how to guide and heal wounded parts with compassion. Then I completed a 9-mo coach training (Martha Beck’s Wayfinder Life Coach program) and certification in 2025, left my career of 15 years—stepping out of survival mode and into adventure mode—training in Tantric (Hatha) Yoga and Tantric massage therapy and meditation. Healing my body and mind has awoken a deep understanding of compassion for others and desire for the most beautiful, peaceful life I can imagine.

With coaching, I finally get to blend all of my gifts together to help others on their path to remembering how to receive, trust, and act. Why? So that we can heal humanity and the earth. No big deal…