Are you a woman searching for your true self, or aching to understand what you are supposed to do with your life? Simply ask for directions and follow the signs... that is what it took for me, and the signs led me to a desperate need to garden (it’s like desire on steroids). While I labored in the sun, tending the soil and pulling the weeds, I did discover me, my extraordinary purpose, and that I LOVE TO PLAY IN THE DIRT!
The journey to connect with my true self occurred without the guidance of a master gardener, thus it was an unnecessarily long and difficult journey. After finding myself as a suddenly single, uneducated, stay-at-home mother of two very young children, I started college for the first time when I was 25 years-old. It was the single hardest thing I’d ever done, and also the very first thing I’d ever done for myself.
In time, I discovered the difference between acting from my heart and deciding, or those decisions made in my head. Every day, I worked to choose action aligned with my integrity by listening to my heart. I learned to dream again, and soon began to feel the courage to act on my dreams. The week of my 30th birthday, I graduated with honors from Middle Tennessee State University with a B.S. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology and a minor in Women’s Studies. College changed me, I found strength in my natural abilities as a teacher and writer.
After graduation, my Professional Organizing business re-opened and I began training as a life coach, but my plans were soon derailed by a phone call from one of my best friends. She told me, “I know you are going to be a coach and you’re not looking for a regular job, but let me finish before you hang up... API needs you.” I spent two wonderful years at Attachment Parenting International, first as Director of Finance and Administration and then as Executive Director. I resigned from my post in late 2007 and briefly reopened my business as a Professional Organizer before realizing it was finally time to embrace my purpose as a Life Coach.
The journey, complete with charming scenery and ferocious detours, brought me to this point in my life... which is now truly extraordinary.
My relationships are alive and joyful. I am a proud mother of two remarkable children, Seth, who is 11 and Kira, who is 9. I share these charming young people with my brilliant and courageous partner, Kristin, who in return offers me laughter, support, a couple of high quality cats, and two others, less so.
I feel connected, healthy, and energetic. I feel wonderful. I eat beautiful, healthy foods that provide my body the proper nutrition. I continue to stretch and grow, becoming more and more aligned with my integrity. I enjoy more energy and a deeper commitment to self care than at any other time in my life.
My dreams are becoming a reality. My passions and the wonderful ideas that used to come and go without the slightest recognition, are now the inspirations for my day-to-day life. I am currently writing a book that for three years I’d only talked about... and several more are already in the works.
I feel honored to enjoy “work” that is so creative, full of purpose, and more wildly rewarding than I ever could have imagined. My clients are incredibly creative and gifted people, and working with them brings me deep joy and strength. I am currently pursuing my Professional Coach certification from the International Coach Federation by taking classes at Coachville.