About Me

I grew up in the pristine and secluded North Cascades of Washington State,  the only girl among 4 brothers. I was very fortunate to have a long family lineage endowed with love, faith, strong morals, and values. At a very young age I was aware of a higher power and encouraged to be a strong, confident, kind, and loving individual. Growing up I was very competitive and determined, still, College eluded me.  By the age of 21, I had made every other “stereotypical” move from getting married to having a child, buying a home, and entering into a corporate career - and then I repeated those moves two more times. I continued to overcome, progress, perform, pursue, achieve, and acquire. Then when I thought it was time to pivot into retirement years,  at the age of 51, I found myself abandoned in my third marriage, swindled by business partners, homeless, and standing in a 10 x 10 foot storage unit with the few possessions I had left representing the last forty years of my life. Forty years spent dedicated to hard work, "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness".  WAIT! WHAT??? What Happened? Where is everyone? Where is the “American Dream"? Where is God?

With the support of family in Arizona, I picked myself up and tried to find work after being away from a "career" for several years. That's when I found myself in the “Over 50” demographic, the stereotypical struggle continued. The question “Who am I and what in the world am I doing?” was my constant cry. It seemed there wasn’t anyone or anything to help me define that. . . or perhaps there was? In a quiet, lonely, prayerful moment, a knowing, that quiet inner voice said, “Go find that girl”. I quit my job, got in my car with only $500 in cash, and started the quest to find my true self. After reconnecting with the whole family tree, I rediscovered my roots and my authentic self and spirit. Continuing the search for my heart's desire, I sold the rest of what I had left to fund the next journey. With two suitcases and only $300 left to my name I traveled to a remote slice of forest land on the island of Maui. My plan to stay for just three weeks turned into a three year self-discovery pilgrimage. Now living in a silent, peaceful 10 x 10 foot shack, I started to hear. There was no wi-fi, TV, or phone. There were no conveniences, distractions, typical comforts of a home. Finally able to listen to what was being whispered to me all along, I obeyed my heart’s desire and started living a life being truly who I was created to be. 

I was created to serve, to be a messenger and a ray of hope.  All of life is for learning. The purpose of what I have learned is to help those struggling, find their heart’s desire and purpose.  In addition to my life experience (there are a lot of stories in those 50+ years) I am now achieving my very first college degree at The Southwest Institute of Healing Arts where I am receiving the technical training to be an Integrative Healing Arts Practitioner. If I can heal, you can too!