I learned that keeping peace meant staying emotionally safe at a young age. As a highly sensitive child I felt the tension, pain, sadness of others and had no idea how to handle, or even make sense of what I was feeling – so the best I could do was to help people avoid feeling heavy emotions by doing whatever I could to keep the peace.  This morphed into a lifelong habit of  people pleasing.

I started working with a coach in February 2016. This means that I have had consistent coaching (without any breaks!) for nearly 5 years! Often I’ve had not just one coach, but two or three at the same time. Over the years, there has never been a time when I wasn’t...

Have you ever felt so triggered by something and you can’t seem to shake it? Maybe the better question is when is the last time that  you felt that way?    As humans, we are consistently met with experiences that feel uncomfortable or triggering. Often, the reason...

  Go to bed early Wake up early Be in nature Move your body Take a bath Meditate Cry Sing and dance Journal your feelings, tear up the paper after Star gaze Stand in the rain Yoga Watch comedy and laugh Take a nap Call on old friend Eat something healthy Drink...

The younger version of me didn’t know that she was worthy of having every good thing she desired. I would tell her that she deserves it all – because younger me was always searching to find her value in something outside herself.