I'VE BEEN THERE...
I know what it's like to feel completely overwhelmed and depleted. Trapped in the cycle of giving to everyone else, living a joyless existence without hope. MY JOURNEY... I've spent decades trying to heal my body, find joy, and discover my purpose on this earth. I know what it's like to feel as if your body has betrayed you, the trust in yourself is broken, and there must more to this life than pain and struggle. THE RESULTS... Through research and experience, I have found that wholeness and wellness comes from a mind-body-soul approach. They are all interconnected and led to my path as a healer. I wanted to share these healing modalities and lead others out of the darkness. |
PERSONAL JOURNEY
I came into this life born to a Catholic family as the youngest of eight. My parents were much older than traditional parents and I was raised in a loving home that had its share of complications. Traditional gender roles were ingrained, family first, traditions, etc. The path and value of a woman was to marry young and start a family. I tried to do just that and ended up in a toxic marriage. At 25, I hit the reset button. What I call my quarter-life crisis. I decided that nothing in my life was working and quit everything. I filed for divorce, quit my job of ten years, and joined the US Marine Corps. I had decided that someone else needed to drive the bus for awhile until I could get my shit together. I had lost all trust in my decision-making capabilities, topped off with a long relationship with a narcissist. Nothing like gaslighting and manipulation to make you REALLY second guess yourself. The Marines helped build my confidence. A deployment to Iraq gave me perspective. The distance built my independence. I began my journey to really finding myself, and bonus! I also met my husband. I didn't know exactly who I was after that experience, but I had found the right path to take. That is when spirituality really came knocking! After dabbling in a few careers, all in the helping field, I discovered my passion for psychology. I was in my late 30s when I decided to pursue counseling as a career. The first time I conducted a counseling session with a client, I knew 100% this was my soul purpose! That is also when I found out what an empath was and that I was indeed one of them. At that time, we were also in a 10-year struggle with infertility. As you might imagine, it was an difficult process emotionally and physically. On one hand, I had found this amazing insight into spirituality and soul purpose - and on the other, why was the Universe punishing me this way? Why was my body betraying me? As I look back, I was betraying my body. I was working a full-time job, taking classes, researching holistic and spiritual healing, and enduring fertility treatments and procedures. I had to really reflect on what I wanted, why, and how badly. Those struggles were almost ten years ago, hard to believe. I was not successful in birthing a child, because I already had a daughter through my husband. His daughter was a year old when we met and I love her as much as I would any child that was created through my body. I've continued to research and experiment with holistic and spiritual healing modalities. Don't get me wrong, I have encountered methods that were not right for me. That's why, in working with me, we collaborate on where you are and how you want to get there. I am eternally grateful for the family that I was born into and the experiences I have had thus far. Every component of my life has contributed to where and who I am today. |