I know what it’s like to be stuck, to spin one’s wheels, to be trapped inside of old stories, old beliefs, and long-standing nervous system contracts, knowing that you can be more and do more, 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.

I am human, just like you. And what I describe, I believe, is a very human experience.  And I share with you that what helps me work through the times when I am emotionally, energetically or physically stuck is a particular kind of empathic listening space, rooted within a framework called Nonviolent Communication, and shaped by the fields of Internal Family Systems, Resonant Healing, Somatic Experiencing and Transformational Life Coaching. This kind of listening space helps to quiet the analytical problem solving mind. It helps nervous systems return to calm. It contributes to the emotional safety needed for healing to happen. It helps create a path out of stuckness. 

Nonviolent Communication is a set of principles and practices that facilitate the untangling of  thoughts, emotions, and body sensations, leading to insight, revelation, and clarity. It helps us to clean up murky boundaries, and make space for healing and growth.  

I enjoy sharing with others both this framework and type of empathic listening. I find value in replacing unhealthy and unconscious patterns of thought and behavior with ones that better align with relational and community health.

I hold a professional certification in life coaching. I have over 10,000 hours of experience learning and integrating Nonviolent Communication (NVC) into the way I listen. I also have over 1000 hours of coaching conversations helping clients to access their ability to heal 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-creativity and empowerment.