TRAINING & BACKGROUND
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Certified Integrative Life & Wellness Coach
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Experienced private coach practiced in habit-building, career change, mindset, mindfulness, relationships, time management, weight-loss, conflict-resolution, managing ADHD and coping with depression and anxiety, and more
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Bachelor's degree in Psychology & English / Creative Writing (double major)
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Small business creator and owner
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Group facilitator
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Presenter / Speaker
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Professional background in communications, copywriting, interviewing, delivering presentations, developing creative strategies, story producing and unscripted TV casting
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Experience conducting hundreds of in-depth interviews with individuals from all walks of life, as well as extensive discoveries of organizations and teams
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Continued self-study of all things personal development and human behavior (science of habits, evolution of behavior, social psychology, etc.). (This is how I party these days.)
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Personal life experience navigating challenges of ADHD, depression, anxiety and CPTSD
Much harder to quantify and demonstrate in a few sentences is what most shapes me as a coach - my unique personal experience and perspective, combined with my natural interests and abilities. ​I've always been fascinated by human behavior and the human experience, what makes us tick, or doesn't, what makes me tick, or doesn't. I don't like when things don't make sense, and for a very long time, I was the thing that didn't make sense. I couldn't make sense of myself. There was some disconnect between how I wanted to think, do and feel, and how I was able to think, do and feel. So I set out to make sense of it all. It's an ongoing mission that's evolved into a career helping others make sense of themselves and their own lives as a means of facilitating meaningful change.
My biggest takeaway so far? The power of the quest itself. Curiosity. How little we use it in reference to our own struggles, yet how immensely powerful it is. My unrelenting curiosity qualifies me more than any program ever could. Learning to harness your own is possibly the greatest skill I can teach you.
ON BEING A CLIENT...
A lot of people are surprised to learn that even as a coach, I have a coach. Of course I have a coach. Coaching is amazing!
I’m a client myself, doing the work. That’s why I'm so passionate about it. I know firsthand the benefits and how different life can be.
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I can say for myself, I would not have the quality of life I have today were it not for learning how to manage my own mind. I was fortunate to go to college and graduate, with honors, but I didn’t learn anything in school about living a good life or even being successful in a career. I still ended up broke, depressed, unhappy in relationships, and feeling very empty. I kept trying to change and fix things, but I didn’t realize that I was trying harder at the same old patterns that had never worked before. It wasn’t until I learned how to investigate my own mind and get intentional about change that I was able to make true progress. Now I can build new habits, troubleshoot what's not working, seek out the right kind of support, respond better to circumstances or conflict rather than react. I’ve built a different relationship with myself, shed the layers of what everyone else thought I should or shouldn't be/do/feel and live a more purposeful, fulfilling life.
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This is all what I’m here to help you accomplish and experience for yourself. ​