Welcome!
“A (life) coach looks at your present to help you create the future you desire, while a therapist looks at your past to help you manage the present” - Tess Brigham
One of the hardest challenges I’ve experienced was when I was just 13. I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and underwent a total hysterectomy. The beliefs I took on were that I was not a “real woman”, and mostly, that I was defective and broken. I suffered with these beliefs for many years. I started to experience a shift when I attended the Woman Within Weekend in 2003. There, for the first time, I felt accepted as I was and included as a woman. I learned to let down the hard shell that I had built, and risk looking at the old pain and negative beliefs. I allowed myself to open to self-acceptance, owning and celebrating my femininity. I now know that I am a whole, loveable, real woman.
I’ve experienced other difficulties too - and come through as a more resilient, strong woman: parents with addiction and mental health issues, personal and family divorce, caring for an aging parent, domestic violence, being a step-parent, and surviving cancer and open heart surgery. Through those life experiences I have gained deep empathy and the skills to overcome transitions and challenges so that I can share those with you.
My mission is to create beauty and connection. I would love to help you:
- Acknowledge and really “own” your positive qualities, gifts, and uniqueness so that you can celebrate who you are
- Discover and connect more deeply with your truest desires; get clarity and support around next steps to take so that you can make the most of your life
- Get real and be honest with yourself so that you can speak your truth and have better relationships - including with yourself.
- Stop feeling broken or inferior so that you can be proud of who you are
- Embrace your creativity - whatever that looks like - so that you experience more pleasure and lightness
- Shift from pessimism to optimism so you feel lighter and more open to new perspectives and possibilities
- Forgive yourself so that you can be kinder to yourself and others
What’s most essential to me as a coach:
Authenticity: By being authentic and honest with you, I can help provide a safe space for you to be honest with yourself and clearer on what you want
Compassion: I love to show up with true empathy and compassion, so that you feel understood and receive support that is kind.
Humor: While I am serious about helping you, I find that humor can sometimes help you look at situations more lightly, and even have a little fun on this personal growth journey.
Tenacity: I have experience in looking at my issues honestly and doing the hard work to experience a shift. I will walk with you when the going gets tough, and help you stay your course.
My hope for you in our working together: that you will see, honor and embrace all of the goodness and power within you; that you will feel lighter, hopeful, and have clear direction; that you will see what an amazing, beautiful human being you are.
A little more personal information about me: I am an empowered woman who loves animals, art, nature, and traveling; I enjoy a worldwide community of friends and am happily married. After working in medical research for many years, I have transitioned to a career as a jewelry designer/maker and coach.
I have been involved in Woman Within since 2003, staffing nearly 50 WW Weekends. I am a Woman Within Facilitator 1 Candidate, an International Association of Coaching (IAC) Masteries Practitioner, and have served on the Woman Within International Leadership Circle and Woman Within Western USA Board of Directors.
To set up your free connection session, please email me:
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