If we have all learned one thing after the last year, it is that life will continue to provide new challenges - unexpected challenges. Even before making it through this last year, I have lived a life filled with much joy, turmoil, struggle and victory. What a beautiful, messy celebration it has been! Well, celebration might be grand concept to attach to my lifetime of experiences, but I wouldn't change my path as it has made me who I am - and I like myself!
In this first post, my hope is to simply introduce who I am. Although I am a Life Coach, this in no way means I have a perfect life or have it all figured out. On the contrary, I am a work in progress, just like we all are.
I am a proud single mom to 2 truly inspiring, incredible humans. My sons are really good people. They couldn't be more different than each other and I love that. I hope they always feel the freedom to be who they want to be, who they're supposed to be and find comfort residing in their own skin - just as they are.
I am a person who has experienced poverty, neglect, abuse and hunger from an early age. While enduring any of these elements of life, they are enormous and all-encompassing. I am so grateful that I can reflect on these pieces of my past, without allowing them to take up too much space today or define me. These experiences motivated me to create a life where those tough aspects of my childhood wouldn't exist. They also made me very empathetic for how hard life can be for so many.
I am a person who values relationships. Is there anything better than a conversation with a dear friend? Making a true connection with someone is such a gift.
I value authenticity, almost more than any other attribute someone can posses.
I've been divorced, heartbroken, loved, powerful, weak, fired and hired. We are all so many things!
I love being of service to others. I am working on building a career out of this and if you are reading this and supporting this site - you are part of building my dream! Thank you.
I am a work in progress with my own personal journey of wellness. I wish I didn't enjoy burritos quite as much as I do, and perhaps could fall in love with the gym (not crossing my fingers on that one friends) I believe that wellness is not just about weight. It is about many intertwining elements that impact each other.
I wish I could grant women the gift of allowing themselves grace and freedom from the guilt that plagues our gender. Supporting working women in their quest to find strength + harmony in their lives is an important focus for me in this work.
I have had a really amazing career and have always found that investing in people and supporting their development to be the most fulfilling aspect of the work I've done. I found that bringing my authentic self to the work I was doing created a vulnerable trust between myself the people I worked with, that yielded a great impact - for the people I was helping AND for myself. I didn't yet know if I could make a living out of leaning into just coaching (pesky mortgage) but I was starting to listen to the many people who were already claiming me as their life coach.
In 2016 I decided to invest in my coaching skills and spent 6 months getting certified as a Life Coach by the Coach Training Alliance. In 2017 I started taking on a small number of clients outside of my day job and began creating workshops focused on impacting women. I was in love with this work. Here we are in 2021 and I am hoping to create a space where I am able to make this my life's work - to support my client's ability to make powerful transformational changes in their lives. I want to help my clients simplify their lives personally and professionally.
Thank you for coming along on this journey with me friends
I’m so proud and in awe of you. I’ve always valued the way you empower people and am very excited for you as your expand this journey!