There has always been an interplay between my personal process and the coaching that I offer.  I think it is really important that everyone who works in the helping professions is doing their own work. How can you be a good guide if you haven’t taken the journey yourself?

 

​I learned a unique way to work with my mind and my body as I worked to confront and resolve the challenges in my own life.  I spent most of my life as a pretty anxious person that avoided uncomfortable situations, and worked really hard to look like I had things figured out.  I didn’t feel very comfortable in my body, so I spent a lot of time in my head where I would continually sift through the past and try to predict and control the future.  On top of that, I struggled with addictive patterns that made it difficult for me to know myself, and connect with others in a way that felt honest and fulfilling. My personal journey has involved spending more time connecting with my own experience and my body by using breathwork, chanting and vocalization, movement and exercise, massage and lots of relaxation practices.  Along with these somatic practices, I spend less time and energy engaged with my mind, and work to be present with my moment-to-moment experience, and be actively engaged with projects that I feel excited and passionate about.​