My Story

I’m a recovering good Catholic girl who got the attention I craved by being quiet and nice above all else. I was afraid to raise my hand, speak up, or stand out for fear of being humiliated or not fitting in. My goodbye kiss from my well-meaning parents, always included a “be a good girl” reminder. As a sensitive child and teen, I took these words seriously and to heart. I learned to wear the cloak of invisibility well. I lived in a box tied up with a bow, one box of many I was uncovering. Conformity was my thing. Perfectionism…yep, nailed that too.

This carried over into being the good wife and good mother where I accommodated and pleased, losing the many dynamic parts of me that made me, ME.

In 2011 I hit a dark night of the soul where my life was shaken to the core. Somehow, I landed on a Reiki table and the doors to my soul cracked opened. I felt at home. My healing journey began and I was bit by bit waking up. I realized though I had no idea who I was or what I was doing. As much as my good girl had served me by helping me feel safe, and I will forever be grateful for that, I had lost myself in in my roles as good wife and mother. Everything felt fragile and shaky.

I was then sitting across from my husband while in Imago couples therapy when I realized the box I had been hiding myself in was feeling super small, even painful, and I could not break out of it all on my own. You see as a “good girl” I felt too ashamed to admit this, much less ask for help. My true self had perfected hiding out too well.

Soon after, I fell into the lap of sisterhood and everything shifted. I was sitting in a circle of like-minded women one weekend, years of buried tears flowing after sharing my story, feeling finally seen and heard. Through the eyes of other women, I could at last see a sliver of my real self, both the shadow and the light. With the support and witnessing of my tribe, I finally grew out of my good girl box and into my womanhood. My relationships improved substantially, my self-confidence soared, my voice was found, my wise self was leading, and most of all I was showing up to my life as the brightest ME.

This has been my journey, and of course it’s continuing on as I discover new paths to explore and new depths to uncover. Your journey is as unique as you are. I love nothing more than sharing my own tools, practices and inner work processes with others, not so they can necessarily use them as there own but rather as inspiration to take them higher and into finding their own and then embodying them. Whether it’s through circle work or my one on one sessions, I would love to help you navigate your way through.

More about me… I am happily married to my college sweetheart and am the mother of three young adult sons, and one sweet Goldendoodle.  The things I love to do so much I lose track of time are any type of soul work, being out in nature, dancing, process painting, traveling to new places, reading novels and spiritual books, and hanging with my hubby and boys.