My Journey

My own personal journey has been over 40 years so far and has taken me from nursing school to the Peace Corps to lobbying to skydiving. But don’t let that fool you, I’m always a “work in progress” - so much to learn and do and so little time. My biggest personal value is spirituality and connection with the greater “Universe”. I coach because it reminds me to listen deeply and hear what hasn’t been heard before. It brings me joy to see others succeed and awakens me to new aspects of myself through others.

I am always on the edge of what I want to create. My biggest obstacle is always myself. I understand what it’s like to be stuck. I understand what it’s like to be disempowered and feel small or unworthy. But I also understand that motivation and empowerment don’t always come before action. Often, action precedes empowerment and can snowball into motivation. So everyday I push away my fear and begin again. Skydiving is just one repeating action I take to practice trust in myself and prove my imposter syndrome wrong.

I named my company “Between the Words” because so much of coaching is about listening to the space between the words - emotion, body language and energy. It’s in this space where transformation begins as we tap into who we really are and what we care about.