About Me
I’ve taken many leaps of faith myself.
I’ve taken career leaps (secretary to thespian to massage therapist to nurse to manager to teacher to… life coach). I’ve left relationships and been left. I’ve packed up my life and moved, solo, a number of times. I’ve dealt with chronic illness (Crohn’s disease) and emerged whole and healthy after a 33 year quest for healing. With every leap of faith I’ve taken, my trust in the guidance of our true natures and the wisdom of our hearts has been repeatedly affirmed .
Each time I took a leap, I never had a guarantee that what awaited me on the other side would feel and be better.
But lo and behold, it always did! Each new leap lifted me higher, took me deeper, and changed me into a truer and freer version of myself.
This is what I want for you – the clarity, courage and confidence to follow your intuition, curiosity, and joy.
Let’s face it, growth and change are uncomfortable. It’s unavoidable because we’re literally moving out of our “comfort” zones and into the unknown. How I wish there had been someone to guide and support me through those lonely and scary times of self-transformation.
This is why I’m passionate about the work I do…
I know the fear, intimately, that comes with breaking out of a personally and socially “comfortable” situation.
I know what it’s like to master a skill and then feel that indescribable need for a new challenge.
I know what it’s like to feel scared to death to let go of an “ok” present in the hope of landing in an even better future.
I know what it’s like to feel vulnerable to the judgements of people you respect who might think you’re crazy for taking a risk.
I know what it’s like to doubt your own dreams and desires – and to feel paralyzed by fear of the unknown.
And I know know how to make taking a leap of faith less lonely, less frightening, and way more fun!!
I live just outside of Portland, Maine with my husband and two rescued dogs. The daily joys that feed my soul, besides my family and friends, are anything and everything “nature”, kripalu yoga, 5 rhythms dancing, studying science and spirituality, listening to music, making and appreciating art, having fun any old way I can, and witnessing my clients landing safely on the other side of fear and into their brighter, lighter new lives.
Here are my “ed creds”….
EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
Certified Martha Beck Life Coach
Shamanic Apprenticeship with Peter Calhoun
Mama Gena’s School of Womanly Arts
Peggy Huddleston’s “Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster” (mind/body)
Antioch New England Graduate School, M.S., Management
College of St. Catherine, B.S., Nursing
University of Minnesota, MFA, Theatre Arts / Directing
Mount Holyoke College, B.A., Theatre Arts
