Welcome!!
I am so glad you stopped by! Here is the short version of why I’m here: I am a coach, counselor, writer and speaker and I’m passionate about helping people build lives of courage, curiosity, compassion and connection through my writing, speaking and coaching.
Here is the slightly longer version: I started blogging in 2005, so you will find over 400 posts in the blog section of my website. I wonder “out loud” about life here: things I am noticing, ideas with which I’m struggling, lessons I am learning and the ways I see Spirit working in my life and the lives of those around me. I experience the world through the connections I discover. I write so I remember to pay attention. My favorite quote from a Mary Oliver poem goes like this:
Instructions for living a life:
pay attention, be astonished, tell about it.
I am the author of a devotional book. In December 2017, Abingdon Press published my first book 
“Being Brave: A 40 Day Journey to the Life God Dreams for You.” In the book, we spend 40 days looking at the acronym BRAVE: Bold, Resilient, Authentic, Vulnerable, Engaged and Empowered. Read more about the book here.
I am the proud mom of two beautiful young women, Alexandra and Brooke. They were 9 and 11 when I started blogging. Now, they are both young adults, grown and flown.
I have been married to my high school sweetheart Steve for 30+ years and I’m crazy about him.
I am a clinical social worker by training and worked for years in the mental health and substance abuse field. I was drawn to the addictions and counseling field through my own journey of healing after growing up with an alcoholic father. In recent years, I switched from counseling to a coaching model. I am a Certified Professional Coactive Coach (CPCC) trained by the Coaches Training Institute, the leader in the international coaching field. I have also received the PCC certification from the International Coach Federation. In case you don’t speak acronym, “PCC” means I have hundreds of hours of training and over 500 hours of coaching real life clients. I love working one-on-one with people who are digging deeper and finding better ways of living and loving well. You can read more about my coaching here.
One of my favorite tools for coaching is the enneagram. I am an accredited enneagram practitioner trained by Integrative Enneagram Solutions. In addition to helping individuals use the Enneagram
for personal growth and greater effectiveness, I also offer virtual and in-person Enneagram workshops and group coaching. Read more about my enneagram coaching for individuals and groups here.
In the midst of the craziness of the pandemic, I completed a year long Neuroscience, Consciousness, and Transformational Coaching Certification Program.This advanced coach training covers the latest research in the neuroscience of human development, innovative, brain-based coaching tools, and a road map for more conscious effectiveness in all areas of our life. I also offer Neuroscience workshops and trainings on a variety of topics for individuals and groups. Read more about my Neuroscience offerings here.
My women friends inspire me and I love to encourage other women who are struggling to live their
best lives. In the fall of 2015, I offered my first Being Brave retreat and now share the Being Brave message with women throughout the country. You can read more about my Being Brave retreats here. During the pandemic, when all my Being Brave retreats were cancelled, I started offering a virtual workshop called “Cultivating, Celebrating and Instigating Joy in Difficult Times,” Learn more about my JOY workshop here.
I consider it an honor and a privilege that you would spend time with me here. I hope you find encouragement. I hope you get a glimpse of grace. I hope you hear something that makes you want to be braver and dream bigger.
Reach out HERE and let me know how I can support you in reaching your goals!
