I know what it’s like to have energy inside that wants to move, but that can’t find a way. I know what it’s like to spin one’s wheels, to be stuck inside of old stories, old beliefs, and long-standing nervous system contracts, carrying an evolutionary imperative to grow and evolve, but being held back by old fears and ingrained habits.

I also know the place of being caught in what feels like an impossible dilemma and not being able to see a way forward.

What has helped me work through emotional, energetic and physical stuckness is a particular kind of empathic listening, rooted within a framework called Nonviolent Communication. This kind of empathic listening helps to quiet the analytical problem solving mind. It creates a safe space to let our inner experience be what it is. It helps our nervous systems learn how to return to calm without alienating ourselves or others. Nonviolent Communication is a set of principles and practices that facilitate the untangling of our thoughts, emotions, and body sensations, leading to insight, revelation, clarity and empowerment.

I enjoy sharing with others both this framework and type of empathy that continue to support me in replacing unhealthy and unconscious patterns of thought and behavior with ones that better align with ecological, relational, and systemic health and wellbeing.

I hold a professional certification in life coaching. I have over 10,000 hours of experience learning and integrating Nonviolent Communication (NVC) into my world view. I also have over 1000 hours of coaching conversations helping clients to access their own healing powers and their own inner wisdom.

As a former high school math teacher and current math tutor, I also enjoy supporting students in moving through any challenges they are having in math, in the spirit of co-creation