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Hello, Beautiful! A little bit about me and why I am here…
I AM HERE FOR
freedom, love + joy.
I AM HERE FOR
those who are ready to emerge as leaders in their lives.
I AM HERE FOR
untangling from the bull*@$% cultural and beauty standards that tell us to wait, shrink, that we aren’t enough, to quiet down.
I AM HERE
to help women elevate their lives so they live radiating the power, voice, love+self-determination.
I WRITE
about personal development, the adventure of living abroad, social justice issues, and anything else that fires me up.
I SPEAK (sometimes loudly)
about creating JOY in your life, getting @#% done in the face of self-doubt, and about accessing your inner-knowing, and the power you have to create change that echoes through generations.
I GATHER
groups of women to create connection, birth dreams+coach them into action so that we live in our power+purpose while also elevating others.
I COACH
fierce women who are ready to do the work of living with intention and fire. What does that mean?
It means we work to live from the soul and also buck social systems and expectations that distract us from our purpose. It means we work to go inward instead of adhering to outside standards. We clarify our intentions and live our fullest lives.
We collaborate to create space where you will slay the dragon of self-doubt + identify and maneuver around obstacles/resistance.
I do not have the answers. You do .
And, when we work together you will have the opportunity and support to quiet the noise of the outside world and access your inner knowing. That work will enable you to create REAL and sustainable change that your soul craves.
My intention is that each client leave our work feeling wilder
and more in touch with their freedom.
>> Now for the most important question…
Why are YOU here?
- Do you sense you want more in your life, but you don’t know how to get it?
- Are you tired of waking up Monday morning with a plan and forgetting that plan by Monday afternoon?
- Are you frustrated+resentful and also know that things could get better?
- Do you have dreams you hesitate to share and pursue because it all seems too overwhelming at this moment?
- Are you tired of not expressing the truth of how you feel and what you really want?
- Is your inner critic seriously hampering you getting your brilliance into the world?
- Have you moved multiple times for your spouse and left yourself somewhere along the way?
These are just a few of the thoughts and feelings that live within so many of us. Let’s talk to see if we can get you on the path to leadership and freedom in your life.
My life story
(okay…not the whole thing)…
In my early professional life I worked as a social worker in a hospital, a sexual assault crisis counselor/community educator, and grant coordinator.
I then went on to complete my dream of law school. As an attorney I represented low-income clients in a variety of cases including domestic violence, custody, education, and landlord-tenant law.
Then a BIG decision was made. My husband was offered a job opportunity in Japan. I took the leap and left my career as an attorney in order to support his career and to experience international living. I became a trailing spouse.
After a five year stay in Japan our family of four moved back to the USA. Big adjustment does not even begin to describe that move. Coming back to America, my identity had shifted. My world was a bit upside down. I wasn’t a practicing attorney anymore. I wasn’t an expat. Who the heck was I?
Is this something you have experienced? Many of us do even without all the moves. There is this continuous changing of roles. Even when it is good change our identity can be rocked and our foothold on where we are headed unsteady. I had a plan for my life that I had heavily invested in and to change course left me with a lot of doubt about who I was in this world.
Over a period of six years I went from being a professional working woman, to a stay-at-home mom living in a foreign country, to a stay-at-home mom creating a whole new life, support system, and career in the US.
That is what it is like as a trailing spouse. I packed up my life a number of times and followed my husband’s career. Say what?! A follower? This was not my original plan!
So all of this change led to some serious soul searching. I had attached so much of my value to being a lawyer and when it was gone I felt adrift.
And what a gift that was. I was able to detach from my “roles” and “labels.” When we drop those attachments we are able to return to who we were originally.
My new career dream was born while I was living in Japan. I started to read about life coaching and knew that it would combine all of my experience, plus passion. It was a calling for sure. I completed training through Dr. Martha Beck’s program in October of 2014. I then continued to coach and deepen my skills while settling my family into their new lives in the US. And, in 2017 I completed certification to be BARE Coach.
All of these unplanned shifts in my life and identity provided, by far, the richest opportunity for me to practice my passion for empowered living and to remember that I can create a life that lights me up wherever I am. It is a continuous, sometimes bumpy, but joyful journey to live with intention.
