About Me

In 2016, after working as the sole Recruitment and Business Development Specialist for an up-and-coming woman-owned consulting firm, I began offering Resume & Career Coaching to share all that I had learned about the art and science of “getting the offer.”

In 2017, my mother officially received her diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer’s, and I began my journey as a long-distance caregiver. I spent my late twenties - flying back and forth between Washington, DC (where I was building my career) and Cypress, TX (where my family lived) - juggling a new marriage, career advancement, caregiving, and being a parental substitute for my youngest sister (who was only 13 when my mom began showing signs of Alzheimer’s).

I overworked during my weeks in Washington, DC, so that I could have time off when I went to Cypress, TX. My days in either city often lasted 18+ hours, so that I could get everything done. I became the “perfect” daughter, sister, wife, employee, and friend. I was determined not to let my circumstances limit me. (And they didn’t, although all that over-extending did eventually catch up with me. You can read more about that here.)

By 2019, my personal experiences were reshaping my approach to coaching. I was no longer singularly concerned about helping my clients get the job. I also wanted to make sure that the job was actually right for them. I started asking questions like:

• What are your core values? How do you see these reflected in the organization you’re applying to work with?

• What will this new position or company provide for you? What are you truly seeking?

• What does fulfillment mean to you? Will this opportunity help you feel fulfilled?

After several transformative sessions with my clients, I realized that I had expanded beyond the realm of Career Coaching and began training to become a Life Coach.

Toward the end of 2019, I also found myself at a personal turning point. The overworking, overextending, and overgiving left me completely drained. I was battling IBS and struggling to maintain all of the responsibilities I had taken on to be seen as “perfect.” I knew that:

• I was operating inauthentically in the majority of my relationships

• My professional career was no longer aligned with what I felt called to do

• Continuing in the direction I was headed would have long-term negative impacts on my health

On the cusp of serious burnout, I shifted my job, let go of several responsibilities, and began the hard work of showing up authentically in all of my relationships. When the pandemic forced us all into quarantine, I rooted myself even more deeply in my intentions to live authentically, in alignment with my inner knowing.

What unfolded in the years since has been nothing short of a miracle - in truth, many miracles.

By September 2020, I was preparing for a long-term leave of absence at work so that I could follow my heart and become a full-time caregiver for my mom. I spent seven months living with my family, mothering my mother, and healing my inner child - only to realize that my mother wanted me to continue living my life.

In deep prayer and meditation, without her saying a word to me (as she’s been non-verbal for several years due to Alzheimer’s), I finally understood that she did not expect me to repay her sacrifices. She did not want me to earn her love by being the perfect daughter. What she wanted for me, and my siblings, is for us to live the best lives we possibly could - for us to be happy, healthy, and successful.

So, with my family’s blessing, I left Texas in 2021, moved across the country to California with my husband, and set about building the exact life I’ve always dreamed of.

My coaching practice is a part of that dream. It allows me to serve authentically, leverage my natural gifts to hold space for others, and play a small, but meaningful role in the movement for collective liberation.