My Being Human Journey

I have always been the consummate learner, someone who seeks greater meaning and understanding in everything I do. From an early age, I have always loved teaching, even attending a special high school program for future teachers in my home state. In college, I was drawn to study literature because reading and discussing literature helps us understand what it means to be human and how to search for meaning in the most difficult circumstances. I completed my Ph.D. in literature in order to teach at the college level and share this journey with others. 

My path in higher education led me quickly into leadership positions, largely working with graduate students and programs (master’s and doctoral levels). I’ve been fortunate to participate in elite leadership programs, including the HERS Leadership Institute for executive women and the Fulbright International Educator program. By gaining familiarity with many disciplines outside of my home field, I learned about all the ways that research helps us create new knowledge and extend human capacity. 

After twenty years in a university setting, my curiosity and drive to explore what it means to be human led me to dive deeper into the realms of health, wellness, and wellbeing on physical, emotional, and spiritual levels. At first, I became fascinated with functional medicine and ways that we can support the body’s health and self-healing to prevent or remediate disease. Although functional fitness and nutrition make a meaningful difference in people’s quality of life, I immediately knew I had found my niche when I was introduced to holistic health and coaching practices through Eden Energy Medicine, Emotional Freedom Technique, and Biofield Tuning. As soon as I learned about these modalities that harmonize the body’s own energy pathways for emotional and physical transformation, I knew with certainty what my next steps were, and I immediately enrolled in certification programs to become a practitioner. 

Although this work appears to be significantly different from my career in higher education, I see my path as evolving organically with a common thread of seeking greater balance, harmony, coherence, and quiet strength. Over the last twenty years, I have been teaching and coaching students and faculty to extend knowledge and stretch what we know about the world. I have been a coach, mentor, and friend to many colleagues while working on large projects that required all my coaching skills. Now, in my own coaching business, I embrace new tools and methods to support leaders in fulfilling their life mission. By helping people to reveal their own innate power, I aim to accelerate change in the world.