I am dedicated to helping individuals and mission-focused organizations discover and live into to their full potential.
My background is in systems change, with an MBA from the University of Wisconsin and a Master’s Degree from the University of Michigan.
I spent most of my career helping organizations pivot, grow and transform. This almost always involved leadership coaching, aligning business and people processes and creating measurable and achievable goals. I loved coaching leaders and helping them create an organization where people could thrive. I also noticed, that even in a supportive, well-lead organization, not everyone automatically thrived. And I began to realize the power of coaching well beyond leadership coaching to help individuals create their own sense of worthiness and power and freedom.
My journey Despite many external markers of success, I spent much of my life feeling undeserving, isolated, ashamed and stuck. For years, I tried to think or effort my way out. I tried to create distance from the parts of me I didn’t like. Which created some changes, but didn’t fundamentally change my sense of ease or belonging in the world.
It was only when I started to feel into and listen to my body and trust my heart and gut that I started to truly shift. I was able to be with the scars and pain inside, let go of the shame, and rewrite the deeply ingrained stories I told been myself about how I “had” to be.
My ability to love, remain patient (most of the time), listen with empathy all grew. I found new and deeper connections, a sense of purpose and far more joy and laughter in my life.
I am forever grateful to everyone who has helped and continued to help me on my journey of growth.
Certifications and Education include: -Certified Integral Coach from New Ventures West in San Francisco, California; an ICF professional coaching accredited program – Coaches Rising certifications in The Power of Embodied Transformation, The Art of Developmental Coaching, and The Neuroscience of Change. – Member, International Coaching Federation