{"id":758,"date":"2025-02-25T15:22:54","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T20:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guidingroutes.com\/?page_id=758"},"modified":"2025-09-19T19:01:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T23:01:42","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/guidingroutes.com\/?page_id=758","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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T<\/b>eaching 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.<\/p>

M<\/b>y 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\u00a0 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, assaults, and process my pregnancy loss just seven months before my mother’s death.\u00a0 Working through my pain I found lightness as I shifted my focus on the gains in the life lessons rather than the losses. \u00a0I set and maintained healthy boundaries and recognized what relationships,\u00a0 professional and personal, no longer served me. This\u00a0 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.<\/p>

D<\/b>uring this awakening of my true self, <\/b>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,\u00a0 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\u00a0 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).\u00a0<\/p>

As a recovering perfectionist and overachiever, I now strive to no longer sacrifice my 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.\u00a0 I am committed to empowering people who are ready to change to design a balanced lifestyle that enriches their state of being. Working with me is about progress, not perfection.<\/p>

I <\/b>founded Guiding Routes to be of service to others ready to find their North Star. My company name is an homage to my paternal grandfather. He started a construction company in Reidsville, North Carolina in 1953 that paved many of the state’s country roads into smoother, safer pathways. This provided better driving conditions and helped people connect and get to where they needed to be, faster and safer. Guiding Routes is also about connecting, but to your goals so that you are in the driver seat with me as your guide, helping you to travel to a new state of being without ever having to pack a bag.<\/p>

I<\/b> am based in NYC, a marathoner, a developing ballet dancer and a dog-mom to a sweet pup full of Westitude, my Chloe.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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what makes me, authentically me<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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the values I live & Work by<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Integrity<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Trust is sacred. My moral and ethical compasses guide my decisions. When I make a mistake, I am transparent, apologetic and hold myself accountable.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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I treat others how I want to be treated. As part of my altruistic nature, if I can lighten your load\u2013physically, emotionally or spirituality, I will. I also treat myself with kindness and compassion, because if it is not something I would say or do to a loved one, then it is not for me.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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We all have this inner-wisdom, internal guiding system. I no longer ignore my gut feelings and revere the wisdom it offers. I work on strengthening my intuition daily.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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I strive to be better than I was yesterday. I embrace set backs and mistakes as opportunities to succeed in the future.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Balanced Lifestyle<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u00a0I set and maintain healthy boundaries because I can’t continue to give, work or be from a place of depletion. Saying, “No” is a complete sentence but saying it graciously is an artform.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Feeling empowered to think, speak, act, and feel in accordance to my core values and beliefs is my North Star. I do not believe in a freedom from rules or framework, rather being free from fear and coercion. You may see me swim against the tide, but being authentic is at my core. I cultivate meaning in everything I do. I am myself if I am teaching, leading a meeting, talking to a neighbor or helping a stranger. I encourage others to do the same.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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