Why is this my life’s work? Because I know what it’s like to forget that connection.

I was born very empathic and intuitive. Only, I didn’t realize this about myself until later in my life.

My first exposure to knowing that energy is the first language we speak and managing that energy was when I was growing up as the youngest of 14 children (my family, plus my Aunt and Uncle’s family).

With eleven boys and three girls in a stone house on a dairy and hog farm in Wisconsin, it was anything but calm and quiet. This was both a challenge and an incredible learning opportunity for an empathic intuitive.

It took me years and many experiences to not only discover why I never felt ‘normal,’ but how to embrace these things as a blessing. I learned how to hone these gifts and use them to help myself and to guide others to use their energy and lead their lives in an authentic, joyful and soul-aligned way.

Tenacious and Tender.

Growing up as the youngest and smallest of a gaggle of children, I learned to be tough, spunky and fight back when needed to. I was also very tender-hearted. I’ve always been the type of person to tap into wisdom well beyond my years. Now I can see how this ability was my purpose awakening within me leading me to the path I am on today.

The Over-Achiever.

I learned to bury my tenderness in the safest way I knew: I became a high achiever. I followed the rules. I did things everyone else’s way, instead of listening to my intuition.

Even when my intuition spoke up, my drive took over. I could steamroll my  way through anything.

Life has a way of handing you clues to help you recognize when things aren’t in alignment for you. While climbing the corporate ladder, upheaval in my life hit me hard: family challenges, my father’s illness and passing, and a personal health crisis. This was my wake-up call.

This time, I looked for my answers inside, instead of turning to everyone else. I connected with Angels and Spirit for guidance. My life changed dramatically when I began to not only hear, but listen to and trust my intuition. This inner guidance led me to start my own coaching business.

The Path to Burnout.

Early in my business, I followed traditional coaching business models and ended up driving myself into the ground again. I was working my butt off to be successful in my business. I had a full client load. As I broke through my personal income glass ceiling, I hit adrenal burnout. I had fallen back into the pattern of trying to do things like everyone else. I wasn’t fulfilled, and I wasn’t honoring one of my most important values: family. My business had become a constant mental stress and a significant drain on my health. I was losing passion for my mission of making a difference.

The Universe Always Responds, But Never How You Think.

I set an intention to let go of my attachment to doing things the way everyone else was and my need to control things to turn out a certain way. Soon after this, my husband came home one day from work with important news. He announced that he was going to be shutting down the manufacturing plant he had managed for 14 years.

This threw me into a tailspin. Externally I was mostly on board, but internally I fought these changes of moving and taking my family and business to a new, large metropolitan area.