I know firsthand what it feels like to feel small and worthless. I understand what it’s like to feel without purpose and to see life without meaning. I know how it feels to lose interest in the things that once brought joy, and to struggle with reconnecting to the person you once were. I also understand how difficult it can be to become the person you are meant to be. Through my own journey of healing, I’ve learned the true meaning of self-love and self-worth. I now embrace myself, practice self-compassion, and live my truth. I’ve reframed my experience and learned to see what once felt like flaws as great strengths. I am committed to walking alongside you as you navigate this process, offering nonjudgmental and compassionate guidance to help you reconnect with yourself and find your best you.

Through years of mental rewiring, I practice mindful living. This comes with the often loud voice of self-awareness, as well as presence and acceptance. Mindfulness is the difference between mindlessly binge watching tv that harms your sleep to numb against upset, versus enjoying one cookie. And I obviously still struggle! Acceptance also involves loving your true self and knowing your worth. I'd love to share tips and challenges as we go on a mindful journey together.

For years, I was the strong one—the one people called when life fell apart, the one who could hold space for everyone else’s pain. I knew how to show up, how to listen, how to encourage. When I experienced a deep personal loss, grief reshaped everything I thought I understood about strength, faith, and emotional resilience. I found myself navigating waves of sadness, guilt, and confusion while still trying to show up for others. It wasn’t something I could ‘push through.’ Grief slowed me down, invited honesty, and taught me the power of naming what hurts. Through that journey, I learned that healing isn’t about forgetting—it’s about integrating love, loss, and identity in a way that honors your story. Now I support others through the emotional, spiritual, and practical realities of grief. Whether you’re grieving a person, a season, or a version of yourself, you deserve a safe place to process, breathe, and be held with compassion. You don’t have to navigate this alone.

MOTIVATION IS HARD!!! I know sometimes getting started is the hardest part in getting anything done! At times it's so hard to get moving, even at a snail's pace, but once someone else is involved.... BAM, I'm moving at Mach 5 to get it done! Maybe you just want someone to talk to while you fold laundry. Maybe it would be helpful if someone is just sitting quietly while you do something really hard emotionally, like going through belongings of a loved one after they have passed. There are numerous situations where having someone to just BE with you can be helpful and I'd be more than honored to be that for you. We can talk about anything, or nothing, whatever you'd like and whatever might help you get through whatever task it is that you are having trouble starting. I get it. I have nearly earned a Master's Degree in procrastination! I'm learning little tricks to get myself moving, the top of which is the Body Double... someone to be with while I do the thing I don't want to do.

I’ve been consciously manifesting for almost a decade and although it can still feel like random magic to me sometimes, I’ve also figured out how simply creating space for visions and clearing resistance can make me instantly more magnetic to my desires. I have found it can expedite the process to have support in surfacing the unseen fears or assumptions that can interfere with manifestations coming through. It’s not always about repeating more affirmations or forcing belief (although those things can definitely help) sometimes speaking with someone in order to get clarity and remove internal friction is just what will move what you want towards you. Some of my favorite things I’ve manifested so far have been: my ideal 1 bedroom loft apartment in New York, $12k income months, multiple vacations where I can fully unwind and unplug, love that is expansive and inspiring, feeling alive and vital - but most importantly just a much higher self-concept rooted in self-love.

Resilience, the ability to adapt and bounce back from adversity, is an essential skill in the modern world. Some people appear naturally resilient. If that's not you, the good news is you can cultivate resilience through conscious effort and intentional practices. Building resilience enables you to navigate setbacks, grow from challenges, and maintain a sense of purpose in the face of uncertainty. Growing resilience requires self-awareness, self-regulation, optimism, self-compassion and a growth mind-set to name a few. I have gone through the twists and turns that life presents: family disintegration, child-estrangement, physical challenges , job and career loss. Though it was rocky, I survived and ultimately thrived. Certain practices strengthen your ability to cope with stress and to recover from setbacks. They foster growth and adaptation. Let’s navigate your current setback(s) together. Let me be your co-pilot in discovering skills you don't yet know you have.

I was never made for an ordinary life — not the 9-to-5, not the ceilings others called ‘realistic,’ nor the fears that tried to talk me out of myself. Something in me knew this world was meant to bow to a higher purpose… and when I ignored that truth, my light nearly went out. I descended into the deepest parts of myself and still found a Hand lifting me. If you refuse to bring forth what God planted within you, that calling will trouble you until you rise. I learned to decrease — not in defeat, but in faith — so His life could increase. Slow down… feel that? That’s Life stirring in you. Your only task is to find what is sacred within and tend to it, honestly. If this speaks to your spirit, perhaps you’ve found someone strong and gentle enough to hold space for your becoming — where you can speak freely, be seen fully, and be reminded of the holy fire within you.

I was married at 17, in part due to an unplanned pregnancy, but that in no way lessens the legitimacy of our commitment. We are still married over 36 years later, with 3 grown, independent, successful, college-educated children. We are extremely committed to our relationship and very comfortable in that commitment. We both maintain a high level of respect, reverence, and admiration for each other in addition to the love and attraction we have shared since our teenage years. We've experienced a great deal of strife, from loss of jobs and income to chronic illness, illness. Even the death of parents and family, along with handling the full range of emotions in raising children. We have moved states away from anyone we knew, successfully reintegrating our kids into a new school system, eventually assisting them into college. I've navigated a relationship through thick and thin, learning to turn into our marriage rather than away to solidify our bond into the tempered steel strength it is today.

Living with multiple invisible illnesses—like Crohn’s, Ehlers-Danlos, Lupus, POTS, MVP, MCAS & ADHD—can feel isolating & make socializing challenging- through many of life's stages. From the confusing teen years into the juggling game of marriage & parenthood, on into the sometimes lonely empty-nester years, I’ve navigated these experiences myself & can help you find purpose, connection & fulfillment- even in a disconnected world. In this session, we’ll explore ways to manage expectations & navigate daily challenges, embrace self-care & create meaningful routines that support your well-being & sense of belonging. We can also simply unpack & unload the burden you're carrying in this world that doesn't always seem built to embrace emotions that can often feel bigger than our capacity to carry them. More than anything I care that you feel heard when you speak with me, I aim to be a safe space, where you can discuss whatever you need to lighten your mental load & find peace.

Life has thrown me more than my fair share of obstacles! Illness from childhood. Broken home. GenX childhood- so I basically raised myself AND my younger brother. Teen pregnancy... so married at 17. Abusive home, eventually into a single parent home. Latchkey kid. Yet.... I am still married, yes, to the same man, over 35 years later. We raised 3 kids into adulthood to be independent, and all college educated. I owned my own business and then ran a multi-level beauty company that I grew over 10 fold in 10 years, eventually having to leave due to my declining health, but I was very successful at what I did. I found successes and happiness in spite of a lot life has thrown at me. Resilience, creativity, resourcefulness, and the ability to get up and dust myself off to keep going even when I feel awful... all things I value, but I also value kindness, honesty, caring and friendship even more.

My parents would tell me I needed to be a doctor, or a lawyer or something of high profile in order to be valid and successful. Along these same lines, having been parentified as a child, I lost myself in expectations & demands that were placed onto me. Much later in life, after I had expressed my joy and hope for pursuing 'me', my father admitted that he never wanted that for me, but instead to simply 'fall in line and be like everyone else'. To say this was a shock to my spirit would be an understatement; but I never looked back - I simply knew what was within me was far greater than what was yet born into the world. Although it hasn't been easy, I am so happy to have committed to forging my own path and rediscovering my own personal essence; I've witnessed quite the miraculous along my path, and it is in having progressed through my own lived experiences that I will confidently profess: So Can You, my friend!

For a long time, I chased versions of success that looked good from the outside but felt hollow on the inside. I learned how to stay busy, stay impressive, and stay ahead of discomfort, without ever asking whether the life I was building actually fit me. Eventually the cost became clear. Exhaustion, cynicism, a quiet sense of disconnection from myself. What changed wasn’t quitting everything, but questioning the assumptions I had inherited about what it means to be successful in the first place. Now I offer space for people who are quietly done with grind culture, constant striving, or lives that no longer feel like their own. Not to create a new five-year plan, but to slow down enough to listen for what actually matters.

I’m an introvert who grew up in a family of introverts. I had no childhood friends because of homework and music lessons. A divorce and estrangement from family left me on my own entirely. My adult friendships were few, occasionally satisfying, but contact was sporadic. After retiring, I relocated to an area where I knew no one. Although now eager for connection, I had few social skills, and my initial efforts were fraught with unrealistic expectations in a closed community culture. It took a while, but I’ve turned the corner. A few deep friendships, a weekly Friday afternoon social group at my house, volunteer activities and counseling made the difference. It’s not an overnight solution, but I’m proof that a satisfactory, joyful recovery from isolation and loneliness by learning new skills is possible. It requires willingness to expand your comfort zone, persistence, resilience, a growth mind-set and good humor. Join me. Let’s start your journey to connection and healing.

For a long time, I have been stuck on autopilot, feeling disconnected, just going through the motions. Starting therapy helped me uncover what I'd been avoiding and begin the slow work of coming back to myself. I rediscovered the joy in simplicity - meaningful friendships, creativity, time outdoors, and working hard - and started to feel grounded again. Along the way, I became someone others turned to during their periods of change. Whatever you are feeling, I can help you work through it, and we can find a path forward to help you find joy in this holiday season. Let's take some time to help you navigate your way back.

I've walked through disillusionment and the dark night of the soul - when everything I thought I knew about life, success and even myself, fell apart. I did everything the world said would bring happiness & fulfillment, yet found only emptiness where meaning should have been. In that darkness, I was stripped bare - forced to face my pain, my conditioning, and the illusions I once called truth. But it was there, in the silence, that I began to heal. Piece by piece, I rediscovered what cannot be taken - the light within, the quiet resilience of spirit, the knowing that wholeness isn't something to earn but to remember. My journey through the depths became my awakening. Now I walk with others through their own darkness, helping them see that even when all seems lost, the soul is never without light, but only waiting to be found again.

I spent two years of my young adulthood in and out of psychiatric hospitals, sometimes voluntarily, sometimes not. During that time, I felt swallowed by depression, anxiety, and the aftermath of painful relationships that left me unsure if I’d ever feel free again. I was constantly cycling through crisis, often misunderstood, and sometimes silenced in the very systems that were supposed to help. Then I discovered Psychiatric Advanced Directives (PADs), and everything started to shift. I’ve used PADs to express my wishes, protect my rights, and bring my care team—my psychologist, naturopath, even legal support—into alignment. I’ve rewritten my PAD more times than I can count, especially after triggering experiences, because I’ve learned how powerful it is to state clearly what I need before a crisis hits. Creating a PAD has helped me not only stay safe but also stay connected to who I am, even in my hardest moments. Now, I want to help others do the same. If you’re navigating mental health challenges and want to build a plan that supports the practical imagination of frameworking for your own #ThisAbility, I’d love to walk you through what PADs are and how they can support your freedom, safety, and care.

I grew up nestled between a National Wildlife Refuge and a National Park, where my earliest teachers were rivers, native plants, and the cycles of land and sea. Over the years, I’ve worked on organic farms, in a fishery, as a nature guide, and in youth education—each experience deepening my belief that nature doesn’t just teach us, it heals us. That path led me to become an ecopsychologist over 20 years ago, and later a neuroeconomist. I’ve always been fascinated by how natural systems shape our brains, our behavior, and our capacity to imagine better futures. For me, heliotropic idealism—orienting toward what brings light—has been a powerful tool for navigating pain, while phosphorescent mindfulness helps me stay connected to wonder when dreaming feels hard. I’ve learned that nature speaks through more than just sights and sounds; it speaks through our senses, instincts, and longings. I don’t have all the answers, but I know how to ask the right questions and how to listen with all of myself. I’d love to hold space for others who want to reconnect with the parts of themselves they may have forgotten—and remember their own “wordless voice of nature.”