I am A Life Reinvention and Grief Coach for Midlife and Baby Boomer women and widows who have faced loss and significant life changes. I also work with many women who are simply ready for new things.
Together, we’ll work on easing your grief, uncovering your inner strength, and rebuilding the confidence you may feel is lost. From there, we’ll focus on creating your next chapters—whether that means rekindling old dreams or discovering new ones. Even if dreaming feels distant right now, I’m here to help you rediscover that spark.
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Whether you’re navigating the horrendous storm of grief, seeking newfound confidence, a way to give your life meaning, or just craving a change, You’ve found a coach who has reinvented herself too. I’m ready to help you create whatever you want and need.
Are you very tired of feeling hopeless and miserable? Are you unable to come up with workable answers for finding purpose and joy, these days? Have you given up?
Are you just going through the motions of living, whether in your career or your private life? Afraid to take a risk or make a change?
Perhaps you’re desperate to learn ways to conquer the grief, heartache, disappointment you have been feeling?
Come work with me to find new clarity, inspiration and motivation again. Let me reconnect you to hope. You will have a highly experienced guide, a dedicated, compassionate companion and a creative mind to partner with. I’m ready to help you find solutions, and to be your cheerleader every step of the way. I will also challenge you when you need that!
Together we can begin to sculpt a new life for you after loss, if that is your situation. You can honor the parts of your past you want to honor and gather the tools you need to be a happy, successful woman right now. We can discover what you need to look forward to the future and even how to become a “pizazz ager”.
My approach is tailored to your needs and to your unique journey.
Your path to healing and empowerment is personal.
I understand that, and I’m here to support you every step of the way.
Our work together will be holistic. After living through loss or other tough times, we often need to re-learn how to nurture our minds, bodies and spirits. We may need to unlearn some habits, or to change some old beliefs. Then we are more prepared to begin figuring out what we want in the future.
In a gentle, yet structured way, we’ll create a space for growth and self-discovery. We‘ll develop a roadmap to your desired future, helping you step into a life filled with purpose and passion, no matter what you’ve been through in the past. We will also try to have fun whenever we can.
I get that you probably don’t feel much like a warrior.
Merely surviving and learning how to tame your grief, or figuring out what to do with the next chapter of life can feel like a battle every single day. We will discover and practice some simple things you can do to help with your small everyday battles, and the bigger ones too.
I don’t only work with widows, but widows are a big part of my coaching practice and community.
I really love helping widows. I know how to support you in learning to manage your grief, so it no longer controls you forever. Notice I don’t say I will wave some kind of magic wand and take it away. That’s not going to happen.
Let’s find your personal brand of joy.
Yes, JOY! Since I was once a widowed mom raising kids alone for a long time, I know the challenges extremely well. I have had many other losses in my life. I surely know first hand the challenges of being an aging woman now, who still has talents and a lot to give the world. My life and work experience and also my training, have all given me many useful insights and tools. I want to help you find your own tools and skills. Some of mine will help you, but you have to be true to who you are.
You may sometimes feel broken, confused, exhausted, scared and lots of other things.
You don’t want to be put in a box and labeled by anyone. You want to be yourself. You don’t really feel therapy is what you need now (Coaching isn’t the same thing). Maybe you’ve already tried some therapy and it wasn’t enough, or wasn’t right for you. Sometimes we need to try some new things when we’ve done the same ones forever and they haven’t helped us.
During this call, I will explain about coaching and listen to where you are and what you feel you need. I will ask you some questions too, because I want to do my best to help you get the most value from our potential coaching relationship. Not everyone is a good candidate for coaching and perhaps coaching really isn’t the right type of help for you.
If it doesn’t seem like coaching is right for you, I may be able to make some suggestions or even referrals. It may also be possible that we’re just not a good fit. That’s ok too. It is crucial that we feel we’ll be able to form a good partnership to work together on your behalf.
Please don’t be afraid to set up your complimentary appointment. There won’t be any big sales pitch. I promise. We’ll have a friendly conversation and hopefully, will both learn some things about each other. I’m happy to answer as many of your questions as I can.
If you want to go further, we will discuss finances and you can decide if you are ready and able to make the investment in yourself at that time.
I like “meeting” new people and I love it when I am told that someone has come out of our initial conversation with hope and excitement. I hear that from people a lot.
I very much look forward to hearing from you.
Empowering other women is a passion for me. Through our personalized sessions, I will help you boost your confidence, embrace your strengths and overcome a lot of fears and self-doubt. We will unlock your potential and help you achieve your goals.
It’s ok if you don’t know exactly what you want next. Grief and loss, or just surviving life’s curveballs, can create uncertainty, fears and confusion. We will work on that together too.
Do you feel like life handed you a puzzle without a picture on the box and you don’t know where or how to start?
Are you ready to say goodbye to living with a big box of pain, disappointment and grief? Are you ready to reclaim or create a life filled with the things that make you glad to be alive?
While a coach may have one or more specialty areas, we are trained to use our skills and techniques to help in almost any area. It’s important that we be a good fit though. Let’s talk so we can find out if we are.
I bet it’s time for you to break free of patterns that have held you back.
If you feel like you’re stuck in quicksand, desperate for change, in any or all areas of your life, now is the time to take action.