From bell curves
to big waves
My Story
Learning to ride waves (metaphorically).
I’m a former designer, turned corporate executive, turned mental health coach. The trench in my bell curve here is where I got sucked into a high-paying corporate career that left me drained and numb, and that put me face-to-face with all my shadows I had never bothered to look at before.
The question I ask myself is, what would have happened if I had engaged in seasonal and incremental self-work (inner work, therapy, coaching) all throughout that journey?
Would my life look like that same bell curve? And the answer is a resounding NO. I would have been able to identify, for example, the codependency that led me into damaging relationships. Or how constant self-doubt was keeping me from making the bigger moves I really wanted for myself. Or how my attraction towards substance use and partying was because my nervous system was in a deficit and that was the only way I felt I had any energy.
But this isn’t about what I should have done, this story is a lighthouse that guides me in helping others avoid the bell curve and move straight on to ride the big waves instead.
Who I am as a coach.
Now, as a coach, I tap into all of the knowledge and skills I accumulated along that journey––like curiosity, creativity, design thinking, strategy and leadership––and build upon it with compassion, courage and clarity. I am more of my vibrant self than I ever knew possible and I bring that into every session.
My expertise extends to trauma and addiction recovery, and my process is informed by the Internal Family Systems therapeutic model. And while I may employ different tools along the way, it’s all in support of you––ultimately you have all you need within, I’m just here to help open the doors.
Credentials & Training
- Certified Trauma Recovery Coach, International Association of Trauma Recovery Coaching
- Addiction Recovery Coach, Recovery Coach University
- IFS-Informed Practitioner, IFS Institute (Internal Family Systems)
- Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy Certificate, The Embody Lab
- PSYCH-K Facilitator
- BA Psychology, New School University
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Writing
My take on what matters.
How to Trust Your Inner Compass: Using Interoception for Aligned Decision-Making
We’ve lost touch with our bodies, but we can reconnect. Learn how to tap into your body’s wisdom and feel your true Yes and No.
Coaching vs. Therapy
A helpful perspective on some differences and similarities, and personal pitfalls in diagnoses.
Trauma is Not in the Event
Part of feeling “stuck” in life can be attributed to our bodies holding onto stored survival stress –– a fixed energy that keeps your nervous system stuck in an activated state. This is the root of trauma.