For 21 years, I served as a pastor's wife - both a high calling and high privilege.  I sat with folks in their hardest, most vulnerable moments and was trusted to hold what they shared with care. That privilege shaped how I see people to this day.

Alongside that, I spent 16 years building and running a successful catering company — a business built on reading rooms, managing pressure, and taking care of people at some of the most important moments of their lives: weddings, celebrations, grief gatherings, milestones. Between the two, I learned an enormous amount about how people cope, how we show up under stress, and how much of ourselves we can lose while taking care of everyone else.

I've also navigated my own season of change as a divorced, single parent, raising my kids through their teen and young adult years. That experience taught me a lot about resilience, adaptability, and what it actually takes to keep growing through transition — lessons I carry into this work.

That noticing, across every one of those seasons, became a calling. I sold my company to pursue something I'd been circling for years: helping people understand themselves the way I'd learned to understand myself and the world — with curiosity, compassion, and care.

When I'm not working, you'll usually find me outdoors with my dog Finley — hiking, walking, or just soaking in some fresh air. It's my favorite reminder to slow down and stay grounded.