Teaching and crafting curriculum for learners ages 3 to 85 made up my professional core until I became a caregiver to my former spouse who became hospitalized six months into our marriage and my mother who was diagnosed with terminal cancer. After years of caregiving, I unknowingly struggled to maintain balance, to express my voice, or have the energy to concentrate and create. Yoga, marathon running, journaling, guided meditation were not enough.

My then-counselor introduced me to two books: Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself by Dr. Joe Dispenza and You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay. The more I read and understood the mind body connection, the more I grew spiritually. I became a TM  Meditator (Transcendental Mediation), using an assigned mantra to activate my higher brain, my higher self. Along with other spiritual modalities my intuition strengthened as my mind became calmer, more orderly, balanced. As childhood and cultural conditioning unraveled, I acknowledged the prison I built for myself in the name of perfection and altruism. My inner-critic grew quieter and the untrue stories I told myself melted away. Deepening my connection to my spirituality helped me find comfort in stillness. This allowed me to be open with my counselor to unpack old wounds, sexual assaults, and process my pregnancy loss just seven months before my mother’s death.  Working through my pain I found lightness as I shifted my focus on the gains in the life lessons rather than the losses.  I set and maintained healthy boundaries and recognized what relationships,  professional and personal, no longer served me. This  meant separating from my then-spouse after a 15-year relationship. Choosing my well-being over his was not easy but necessary. As my voice regained its strength, being authentic to my needs and to myself propelled me forward.

During this awakening of my true self, teaching and designing curriculum no longer felt enough to my life purpose of being of service. After witnessing gaps in care when my mom was living with colon cancer,  I felt called to become a certified elder and end of life doula. Part of end of life work is helping bridge communication gaps amongst the patient, their care teams and family. In my search for more techniques to help with  anticipatory grief, stress, and miscommunications, coaching became the answer. And not just life coaching but also spiritual life coaching. I had the privilege to study and receive my certification under a master coach (there are only about 1,300 in the world). 

As a recovering perfectionist and a person who strives to no longer sacrifice her vitality when in helper mode, occasionally I take steps back, trip over pebbles, encounter boulders on my path forward, but I treat myself with grace and compassion. Change takes time and just like the seasons, it can be quite remarkable.  I am committed to empowering people who are ready to change and to design a balanced lifestyle that enriches their state of being. Working with me is about progress, not perfection.

I am based in NYC, a marathoner, a developing ballet dancer and a dog-mom to a sweet pup full of Westitude, my Chloe.