Why I Do What I Do
I have lived through the kind of seasons that quietly change a woman.
Divorce, co-parenting, relationships that didn’t work, the slow and often confusing shifts of perimenopause, and the emotional weight that comes with children growing up and life changing shape. I have also lived through narcissistic abuse and a partner struggling with alcoholism. There were long stretches where I was holding everything together on the outside, while inside I felt overwhelmed, reactive, rage-filled, and deeply unsure of myself in ways I would never have imagined possible.
In 2020, I was forced to take a month-long medical leave from work due to a tension headache that lasted thirty days straight. It stayed with me the entire time I was off. That was the moment I realized I could not go back to that job. The day I handed in my notice, the headache disappeared… and it never came back.
That experience became a turning point. It pushed me to begin learning, exploring, and eventually stepping into the wellness space. First as an energy practitioner, and then as a coach.
For my own healing, therapy alone was not enough. It gave me language, but not always relief. Mindset work helped me think differently, but didn’t settle what I was feeling in my body. Pushing through and trying harder only created more exhaustion.
What made the greatest difference was learning how to support my nervous system and work with my body, not against it.
Real change began when I stopped looking for one solution and started working with the full picture.
I learned how to understand what was happening in my mind, become aware of what was happening in my body, and examine the beliefs and patterns that were shaping my thoughts and behaviors. That meant combining traditional therapeutic support, body-based work, and deeper personal and spiritual exploration.
That is what changed things.
And that is what I now bring into my work.
Not because there is one right way forward, but because I know how long it can take to piece this together on your own. I know what it feels like to live in the confusion, and I know what it takes to move through it.
My work is about helping you understand what is actually happening, so you can respond to your life with more clarity, more stability, and more confidence without spending years trying to figure it out alone..
How I Do What I Do
Every woman has her own story, and midlife is when that story begins to feel… unsettled.
The women I work with don’t all need the same thing.
Some have spent years doing personal growth and self-awareness work and they simply need a tune-up. Kind of like a monthly massage for their head and heart.
That might look like a 90-minute session where we check in on what’s happening right now, make sure actions and values are still aligned, and work through decisions, new challenges, or emotional overload in a space that is grounded and free from judgment.
Others are starting this work for the first time, and for them, it can feel more like a full engine overhaul. In that process, we don’t rush to solutions.
We start by understanding where you actually are, because without that, any change you might try to make won’t hold. From there, we decide what to work on first, and how to approach it.
Some clients want to tackle their wellness improvements with intensity and a tight, fast schedule. Others take a slower approach, giving themselves time to process and integrate what they are learning.
I may guide the process, but the client always has their hands on the steering wheel and are choosing the direction we go at all times.
My work draws from neuroscience, stress biology, relationship dynamics, and spiritual formation, because when emotional struggles are only addressed from one angle, there are always pieces left unresolved.
What clients begin to experience is:
• a clearer understanding of any unhealthy thought or behavior patterns they are caught in and where those patterns came from
• a practical way to begin changing those patterns
• a sense of relief as things start to make more sense and feel more manageable
• the experience of being seen, heard, and understood without judgment’
I offer sessions in-person, through Zoom, and by phone call.
