about the coach

My goal is to help you examine and re-imagine your life and for you to live with  great authenticity, purpose, and health  all around. I  believe my personal and  professional experiences lend themselves well to that. 

I am first and foremost a follower of Jesus. Being Mom to my  two  incredible  sons is  my  life’s  greatest  gift and  joy,  hands  down.  I’m  married  to  my  high  school  &  college  sweetheart  and  best  friend  and,  like  everyone  else,  we’ve  absolutely  not  had  a  perfect  journey. We do have a lot of love, though, and that, combined with some work and attention, makes  all  the  difference.   I  have had  several  lifetimes  of  setbacks  and  comebacks,  all  of  which  have  provided  a  wealth  of  experience  and  wisdom  that  I’ve  always  enjoyed  delving  into  in  order  to  help  others.

  For  many  years,  I  was a  middle  school  and  high  school  teacher  in  primarily  public  school  systems,  but  also  taught  in  private  schools  as  well.  My  specialty  was  “at-risk”  students  which  included  kids  experiencing  anything  from  a  divorce  in  the  family  or  poverty  to  criminal  activity  &  jail  time,  human  trafficking,  child  abuse,  or suicidal  tendencies.  I  taught  English, literature,  speech  &  debate,  journalism,  and  coached  all  kinds  of  things  over  the  years. I homeschooled my own sons, also serving as Director of a local homeschool co-op, and am passionate about parents taking control of their kids' education.  

I  had the privilege of serving  on  staff  at  two large  churches  as  the  Small  Groups  Director,   Community Outreach  Director,  Assimilations Director, Hospitality Coordinator, on the women's conference planning/leadership team, and even did a short stint as Administrative Assistant to the Lead Pastor.  I  published  my  first  book  in  2019,  became  an  Ordained  Christian  Minister  that  same  year, and  have  been  serving  as  a  keynote  speaker  for  many  educational  seminars,  retreats,  ministry  events,  & college classes  around  the  country  for  about  20  years. 

More  recently,  I  decided   to  officially  compile  all  of  my  life  and  work  experience  into  the  beautiful  career  of  coaching,  something  I’ve  been  doing  unofficially  for  decades.  I’m  a  Certified  Life  Coach, Certified Trauma-Informed Coach,  and  Certified  Holistic  Health  Coach  with  extensive  training  in  foundational  nutrition,  personal development, & trauma recovery. I'm happy to hold  specialized training  in  the  scientifically-proven  Habit  Change  Coaching  Method  that  provides  lasting  habit  change  for  clients  via  neural  re-wiring.  This  training  allows  me  to  help  you  experience  inevitable  success  in  forming  new,  healthy,  &  lasting  habits  that  are  good  for  you  and   good  for  those  around  you.   Whether  in  your  life  &  relationships  or  your  health  &  nutrition,  you  can  put  a  stop  to  going  around  the  same  mountain  over  &  over  again  wondering  why  you  can’t  make  your  choices  stick.  There  are  solutions  and  I  can  help  you  make  them  work.

 I  have  personally  been  coached  by  some  outstanding  professionals.  In both  my  experience  as  a client  and  in  my  experience  as  a coach with  my  own  clients,  I’ve  seen  the  real,  deep,  and   powerful  effects  that  solid  coaching  can  have  and  the  way  it  positively  impacts  lives.  That‘s  exciting  to  me  because  I  believe  that  everything  we  do  affects  everything  and  everyone  around  us,  making  ripples  in  their  lives  as  well.  It has  always been  my  honor  and  pleasure  to  get  to  work  with sincere people who want the absolute best for themselves. 

I want that for you, too. 

You can come back from ANYTHING, my friend.

ANYTHING.

I  look  forward  to  making  ripples  together.