In 2010, I was desperate to get out of my job.
I had grown so unfulfilled, doing my job and my boss's, that getting out of bed in the morning felt like a feat.
Around that time, a staff retreat took us to a lavish house on a hill, where a consultant had been hired. After our first morning with him, I felt like I could breathe again. He asked discerning questions, made the higher-ups shift uncomfortably in their seats, and brought truth to the surface with shocking ease. For the empaths in the room (myself included) it felt like someone had shone a spotlight on the facade.
What he didn’t know is that what i most wanted to do was make art.
After that weekend, I knew that playing safe and small wasn't just shortchanging myself. I was shortchanging everyone around me.
Shortly after, I dove headfirst into the career I had only ever dreamed of. The years that followed were built around the things I was designed to do: creativity, entrepreneurship, and gathering people together. I ran a photography school, co-hosted Yeah Field Trip in California, and spent years building spaces where artists and creative entrepreneurs could learn, grow, and come back to themselves.
Over lunch, the consultant looked at me across the bar and said, with a smile, "You're scared."
My face looked confused, but my gut knew he was right.
He waited a beat before adding, "You're scared to be who you are." I gave him a nod, set my plate down, and slipped off to the bathroom to cry.
Through every season and every endeavor, I stayed grounded by keeping a life coach close.
Coaching changed the trajectory of my life, and I will always be indebted to the people who poured into me, challenged my assumptions, and reminded me of who I am when I started to forget.
Returning to school to become a coach myself felt like the most natural addition to the work I was already doing. And after eight years in this work, I know what it means to be deeply seen, to have someone listen beneath your words, and to be guided back to your own clarity when fear or old patterns are making the decisions.
I also know what’s at stake when you play it safe; your one wild and precious life is meant to be lived fully, for the good of everyone connected to you.
I'm so glad you're here.
“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.”
— nelson mandela
You are on a journey And I want to join you.
Not forever—though only time will tell—but for now, when you’re feeling a little lost. Maybe you’re saying goodbye and the pain feels overwhelming. Maybe you’re burned out, but nothing can be let go. Maybe you’re restless, needing something newer or bigger that will let you grow more fully into yourself. Or maybe you’re thriving and simply need outside eyes to help you see where you can expand further.
As your coach, I will not tell you what to do (spoiler alert: you already know.) I will not give advice or impose my opinion. The wisdom you need is already within you. Often, it simply takes time, space, honest reflection, and someone to mirror back what you’re overlooking.
“A coach’s role is to be your external eyes and ears, providing a more accurate picture of your reality.”
— atul gawande
My PRESENT Chapter
In 2017, when searching for a quality coaching school I learned that coaching is not a regulated industry. Anyone can call themselves a coach. While I believe natural gifts matter, I also knew I wanted rigorous training.
After careful research, I enrolled in iPEC, an ICF-accredited coaching program, where I studied the skills, tools, and frameworks that make coaching both intuitive and effective. Through that training, I began booking clients and quickly discovered where my heart was: women with a large capacity for life. Women who give, build, lead, nurture, and grow—often so much that they become separated from their truest selves along the way.
If you are moving through life without clarity, vision, or a fire in your belly that feels like peace, I can help.
