A Bit About Me

When I say "life doesn't always go according to plan," I can honestly tell you that I have lived that reality on so many levels.
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I didn't start out as anyone's idea of a leader. I dropped out of high school when I was barely 17. There was no five-year plan, no mentor pointing the way, just a young woman trying to figure out what came next, and the very harsh reality of the real world.
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Years later, what came next was the military. It gave me structure I didn't know I needed, and it taught me something that's shaped every year since: resilience isn't something you're born with, it's something you build, deliberately, under pressure, often when you have no other choice. I carried that lesson throughout my career and my personal life.
 
After nearly two decades in the military and federal service, designing and leading programs meant to help individuals and entire organizations make comebacks through adversity, I found I loved that work enough to make it my personal mission. So I founded Holistique.
 
Throughout the years I've had challenges, wins, and lessons learned. I became a co-parent, and later built a blended and spectacular family with my partner, Brian. I stood on stages as a public speaker and gave a TEDx talk about the things I'd learned the hard way. Military life uprooted me more than a few times. I've known an empty bank account, and I've known the safety of a steady paycheck. Overcoming the hard, being able to celebrate the good - was never about having it all figured out. Life simply continued to evolve as I kept choosing to move forward, even when the path wasn't clear.
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That's the thread running through everything I do now. As a Certified Master Professional Coach, I don't hand people a formula and walk away. I sit with them in the hard, uncertain middle of things, the career pivot, the family in flux, the goal that keeps slipping, and I help them find their own footing, using behavioral science, mindful leadership, and two decades of watching and developing strategy for what actually helps people change.
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I built Holistique because I believe wellness isn't a luxury reserved for people who already have it together. It's a lifestyle, available to anyone willing to do the work. If that's you, I'd be honored to walk alongside you.