Intuitive teacher and author

From an early age, I experienced a remarkable amount of loss: the death of a sibling, my parent’s divorce, moving to a new country (twice), sexual abuse and assault, parental neglect, the death of a few pets and grandparents, and a loss of health.

All before I became an adult.

These losses caused me to develop mistrust in myself and my inner voice.

As a young adult, I was fortunate to find the support and teaching I needed to allow me to begin leading a Spirit-led life. But I still had unresolved emotional wounds that seemed too messy and tangled to ever sort out. I continued to struggle with my health, my relationships (familial and romantic), and my work in this world.

This came to a head in late 2017 when I became crushingly ill with a recurrence of chronic illness and had to put down everything to allow myself space and energy to recover. Over time, I found powerful tools and practices that have helped me complete the pain of the past and keep me healthy — emotionally and physically.

Now I’m able to live a vibrant and authentic life and can share my gifts with the world. I want to help others do the same.

I’ve taught classes in spiritual development–including mediumship and intuition–to hundreds of students since 2001 and have helped many dozens of clients find healing and meaning in their losses, through grief counseling and mediumship work. Through expressing myself in writing, I became an award-winning journalist and the author of 8 published books.

My credentials include:

• National Spiritualist Teacher, National Spiritualist Association of Churches (2021)
• Advanced Certified Online Grief Recovery Specialist, Grief Recovery Institute (2019)
• Mindfulness meditation practitioner, studied with Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield (2018)
• Certified Grief Recovery Specialist, Grief Recovery Institute (2018)
• Ordained minister, National Spiritualist Association of Churches (2007) with training in pastoral counseling
• Nationally-certified medium, National Spiritualist Association of Churches (2006)
• Reiki Master Teacher (2004)

I’m also a survivor of loss. I’ve been through the pain, confusion, and seeming hopelessness of loss and feeling like I don’t fit into a world that wasn’t made for me. I know how to thrive despite it all, how to trust myself deeply and work through what needs to be resolved in order to live a connected life,

I’m non-binary and my pronouns are they/them/theirs. That took me some time to find the words for myself and learn to advocate for myself around.

What I do to take care of myself

I’ve become a huge proponent of deep self-care, woven into my everyday life. If you don’t take care of yourself, you can’t take care of others, and I’m a helper and healer at heart. I want to do good in this world.

What I’ve realized, though, is that I don’t always have to focus on only the good. Allowing and dealing with my more difficult emotions is actually very healthy and is necessary for my continued wellness.

Through mindfulness and journaling, I keep myself in balance and resourced with energy and connection to Source.

I also enjoy exercising and walk or commute by bike as much as possible (and I live on a hill!). I work outside as much as I can, spending time in nature, growing food.

To relax, I’m an avid reader and sometimes my kids have to tell me to stop reading at the dinner table. I also enjoy knitting, spinning yarn, gardening (weeding and pruning can be quite therapeutic), and watching TV on the couch in the evenings with my spouse.