I grew up in rural America, in a home marked by chaos, alcoholism, and instability. My mother married and divorced four times, and each  father-figure brought his own brand of brokenness. My biological father was an alcoholic who left us to chase money, and I was left to figure out how to survive in an environment where emotional safety simply didn’t exist.  I was a teenage alcoholic waiting to happen.

I was the chubby, book-smart girl with glasses who couldn’t catch a ball to save her life—a perfect target for bullying. By age 12, I already hated myself. I discovered alcohol, and for a while, it seemed like a miracle. It quieted the pain, silenced the shame, and made me feel like I belonged—until it didn’t.

By high school, I was a fully progressed teenage alcoholic and dabbled in all kinds of drugs. I moved away from home shortly after I graduated, desperate to get away. I got sober not through some grand plan, but through what I now see as divine intervention—a story I’ll gladly tell you when we talk. All I know is that grace showed up, and I’ve been in recovery ever since—37+ years and counting.

But here’s the truth: physical sobriety was the easy part. The real battle was inside.

Nobody starts drinking at age 12 and ends up a teenage alcoholic because things are going well.  For years, I lived with the weight of feeling “not enough.” Not pretty enough. Not smart enough. Not rich enough.  Haven’t achieved enough and what I did achieve wasn’t important enough. Even with years of sobriety under my belt, I still carried the internal messages I’d absorbed as a child. I knew how to stay sober—but I didn’t know how to be whole.

 I tried  so hard to fix myself and for so long.   

But  what I discovered is: 

Self-will, positive attitude and talking about it in therapy isn’t always enough.

Because the body remembers.
And real change doesn’t happen until the body is part of the healing.

When I began experiencing deeper, body-based and subconscious work for myself, everything shifted in a way that talk therapy alone never reached.

I wasn’t just understanding my patterns anymore—
I was actually releasing them.

That is when my deepest healing began.

I spent decades finding my way here.
You don’t have to.

Today, I’m not just physically sober—I am emotionally sober and I am free.

And now, I help others find that same freedom.

My work is heart-centered, Spirit-led, and rooted in the belief that no one is too far gone—or too “recovered”—to grow. Whether you’ve been doing this work for years or are just beginning to wonder if there’s more, I want you to know: there is.

If you’re ready for deep, holistic transformation—and you’re willing to show up for yourself with honesty and courage—I would be honored to walk this journey with you.

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