Hi, there. About me? Here goes...

Things I know to be true in my own experience- hardships are inevitable. Grief and pain are part of life and denying that fact only makes our struggles more painful and more difficult. I love life and I believe in the trans-formative power of positive thought, kindness and compassion and know first hand that there are more layers in life than the bright and shiny ones. Our work is to own ALL of our pieces and ALL of our experiences in order to embrace our true brilliance. Our strength comes from utilizing our resources to be fully seen, fully heard and fully expressed.

I have found my personal strength through the healing practices of shared vulnerability and truthful expression, in whispering softly to animals, finding delight in the simple pleasures of the senses, traveling to connect with new landscapes and new people, moving my body in ways that it expresses feel best, slowing my mind through meditation, honoring myself and the Earth through ceremony & ritual, and receiving massage therapy sessions.

It's become my life's passion to hold space for individuals along their own personal path. Each of us holds the keys to our personal healing and stabilizing resources. I create sacred spaces for clients to redefine their lives after loss, empowering them to create and grow resiliency and joyful expression with a deepened appreciation for the beauty of Spirit.

To learn more about this work and what brought me to it, please listen to my interview on the podcast ‘Healing Charlotte’ with therapist and wellness advocate, Katie Overcash.

For more helpful insight into this journey as well as tools that I have found helpful along it, check out my podcast The Wandering Widow, available on all major streaming services.

Curious about my education and credentials?

With hundreds of hours of coaching and personal development experience I take pride in knowing that my clients are held, heard, and supported in integral way(s) that allow for personal enrichment while remaining inline with all ICF (International Coaching Federation) guidelines of ethics.

My Coaching Education has been provided by the Mindfulness Coaching School which adheres to the highest standards of educational and ethical requirements for their coaches. The skills of mindfulness, meditation, creative expression, somatic experiencing, compassionate communication, and bias/inclusion are skills that have been honed through the thoughtful direction of very skilled educators, mentors and collogues.

*15 years of coaching and development experience in cooperate structures

*Advanced level facilitator with The Grief Recovery Method

*Grief to Gratitude Coaching Certification

*Certified Bodyworker and Massage Therapist since 2015

As a fellow grief walker, I also hold the very real lived experience of learning to walk with grief. I will never claim to know it all, or have it all figured out~ and also understand that each loss and the person who has experienced it is different. I also believe there is something to be said for sharing space and story with someone who has been in the depths of grief associated with loss of a loved one, loss of a dreamed for future (and experiences), job shift(s), loss of personal safety and body autonomy, relationship endings and the (sometimes strange) feelings of loss associated with creating a life of wellness and wholeness vs. one of self sabotage, substance abuse and numbing out. Grieving my Party Girl life may not have been my deepest loss… but it continues to be one that teaches me in new ways. ;) My personal experiences don’t make me an expert~ but I choose to allow them to help me relate to my clients in healthy, grounded and boundaried way(s) when appropriate.