I grew up in a small prairie town in Manitoba, Canada, before moving to the West Coast for fashion school. Years spent in the customer service side of the fashion industry and managing diverse teams revealed a pattern: I loved helping people discover something amazing about themselves that they never even knew that they had within. But it wasn’t until after I went through a divorce, eviction, unemployment, multiple losses and grief that I finally made the pivotal decision to return to school and pursue my true calling.
Enrolling in a program at Rhodes Wellness College, renowned for its client-centred approach and experiential learning, I embarked on what would become a profound and transformative journey of healing all the emotions that were stuck in my body and making me unwell.
During this time, I began to use the tools and techniques I learned throughout my training as a certified Life Coach and Registered Professional Counsellor to cultivate a happy, healthy relationship with myself. I started to realize that my perspective on the world was different from most, which is why I experienced such major traumas at a young age. This helped me accept my cycle-breaking tendencies and my stay curious and question everything mindset that makes me the support that SEES and LOVES all of you too.
This work is part of my life story.
With the support of coaches, somatic healers, and holistic health workers, I went on to heal fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and endometriosis, which manifested due to unexpressed emotions, needs, and boundaries from childhood pressure to be “good,” resposible, strong and “not a bother.”
When I was two years old, my life was changed. My younger sister was born with a rare, special needs. She was not expected to live for more than a few hours; she made it to fourteen years.
As the oldest daughter and granddaughter on both sides of the family, I abruptly transitioned from being the center of attention to becoming a caregiver for my sister and second-hand to my mother, helping with feeding tubes, changing diapers, and anticipating the worst at every corner. To avoid burdening my family, I learned to be self-sufficient, helpful, and attentive to the needs of others.
This unique and challenging upbringing instilled in me a natural intuition and empathy. I developed a keen ability to see behind closed doors, never assuming I know what's happening for someone else. My compassion for people's default stress responses stems from witnessing the constant stress in my own childhood home.
This is why I am passionate about helping women become the leaders of their own lives, learning to put themselves first, all while loving themselves into the most authentic and in-powered version of self they can be!
My personal healing journey, combined with my formal training and work as a therapist, fueled a passion for helping others tap into their innate power and strengths, facilitating their own personal transformations, and leading them back home to themselves.
A few of the techniques I am trained in that I access with clients within my offerings:
-Solution Focused Therapy
-Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
-Somatic Therapy (Body Connection), including EMDR & EFT
-Professional & Life Skills Coaching
-Mindfulness Techniques
-Narrative Therapy
-Inner Child Reflection/Regression
-Human Design
-Astrology & Birth Chart Readings
-NLP, Neuro Linguistic Programming
-Holistic Health & Wellness
...and so much more!!
A few fun facts about me:
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I am honoured to have been recognized and included in The Best of Vancouver's list of top Life Coaches in the city. Check out the article here.
