More About Me

I grew up in Minnesota but I ventured out into the world right after college. I lived in Marin County CA, Denver CO and Madrid Spain, but most of my life I have been in New England. I now find my home in Rhode Island where ocean is never far from my tracks and Mountains are near enough for a regular visit. Wherever I have lived, it has been a paramount concern to foster a community of kindness, where individuals whether they be friends or co-workers or a casual acquaintances experience a greater sense of their own true essence, where we can thrive in safety and belonging. I have had 12 years of career and academic coaching for people who are in transition.  My goal has been to meet people with compassion and exploration and they find greater creativity inspiration and accomplishment purpose meaning.

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Education and Training

Minnesota State University, Mankato

MS Sociology: Race, Sex, Gender & Class

BS Sociology and Psychology

Certified Coach - Coaching With Spirit

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Fifteen Years of Experience in Career Coaching

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Coaching With Spirit - Coaching Certification Program

This coach training brings you into intimate and loving relationship with yourself and with Spirit. It prepares you to facilitate healing and awakening in others by supporting your healing and awakening. This program integrates mindfulness, psychology, and neuroscience.

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Soul Force Leadership Training - Matrix Works Leadership Institute

Soul Force Leadership is a new model of leadership grounded in the ‘connective edge’ Soul Force leaders know how to engage others in dialogue and conversations that lead to deeper and more collaborative solutions to complex problems.

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Leadership Essentials for Professionals – Matrix Works Leadership Institute  

        

Diversity Equity and Inclusion Training: Creating a Culture of Allies – Matrix Works Leadership Institute    

           

Nonviolent Communication (NVC) 

In NVC we learn to hear our own deeper needs and those of others. Through its emphasis on deep listening—to ourselves as well as others—NVC helps us discover the depth of our own compassion.

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Contemplative Practices in Higher Education - University of Massachusetts

Training in practical application of contemplative practices across the academic curriculum. Examples of contemplative techniques are mindfulness, meditation, yoga, deep listening, contemplative reading and writing, and pilgrimage.

 

EQ Leadership Training

EQ Leadership Training is a five-part course offering a comprehensive learning experience on the importance of leading with emotional intelligence.

 

LifeBound Academic and Professional Coaching Intensive

LifeBound trains and certifies individuals and institutions worldwide in inclusive coaching for personal, academic, and professional success.

 

LifeBound Coaching for Inclusively

Training in coaching for minorities and disadvantaged populations.

 

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Certification  

This is a tool which is used to help individuals understand their own communication preference and how they interact with others. Having an awareness of what MBTI is can help you adapt your interpersonal approach to different situations and audiences.

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Road Map to Achievement Leadership Development Program, Front Range Community College Year-long commitment to professional development on leadership skills from essentials for supervisors, Handling Tough Conversations with Courage, De-Escalating High Emotion Situations, Generations in the Workplace and more.

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Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychology Training

Yearlong study of the Hakomi method which integrates mindfulness and somatic techniques into the therapeutic process to uncover unconscious beliefs giving the client freedom to create new options and patterns.

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Empowered Living with the Enneagram Intensive

The enneagram is a powerful life enhancing personality typology that outlines pathways for growth on a personal and spiritual level.

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Woman Within Circle Facilitation Training

Workshops offering listening and leadership skills and tools for women to use to co-create group safety, connection, and accountability.

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Four Power Practices to Uplift Your Life

Spiritual practice refers to those actions and activities that help one become more centered and present with one's life and simultaneously see beneath the business of "normal life" to remember our true nature: we are compassionate, prosperous, supported, whole, loved and loving. Prayer, Appreciation, Meditation and Forgiveness.