How I Got Here...

I didn’t begin my professional life as a coach. I began as a social worker.

I was drawn to social work not only because I cared deeply about people, but also because of my personal life experiences, particularly the everyday traumas we all face. I wanted to understand them—how they live in the body, how they shape behavior, and how people navigate them. I was looking for language, tools, and meaning, both professionally and personally.

Through my training and work, I learned a great deal about trauma, systems, and support. I also learned how often the people doing the caring quietly carry too much themselves.

Then I became a parent.

And then, a parent to three neurodivergent children with complex needs.And then, a homeschooling parent—walking alongside them day after day, year after year, while trying to find the right supports, rhythms, and resources for our family.

Much of my life during those years was focused outward: advocating, organizing, accommodating, adjusting, and holding space. I continuously learned and adapted, doing my best to meet everyone else’s needs.

What I didn’t always have was support for myself.

I didn’t have many places where I could slow down, exhale, and be met as a human—not as a professional, not as a parent who “had it together,” but as someone who was tired, overwhelmed, and trying to make sense of it all.

A lot of what I offer now—as a coach, a parent coach, and through my work with the S.L.O.W.E.R way of being—exists because these were the things I needed when I was a younger parent trying to navigate the world. And honestly, they are still things I need now.

I needed permission to slow down. I needed tools that were tangible, not just theoretical. I needed support that honored nervous systems, complexity, and real life.

Over time, through lived experience, professional training, and deep listening to my own body, my work began to take shape. It became less about fixing and pushing forward, and more about creating space—space to notice, to soften, and to respond with intention.

Grounded Soul Coaching grew out of this lived intersection: personal trauma and professional training, parenting and neurodivergence, overwhelm, and the longing for steadiness.

This space exists because I believe we deserve support that feels human, adaptable, and kind—especially those of us who have spent years soldiering on.

I don’t offer this work from a place of having it all figured out. I offer it from inside the process. From a place of learning, listening, and continuing to choose a slower, more intentional way of being.

If you find yourself here, my guess is that you, too, have been carrying a lot.

You’re welcome here.

And you don’t have to do this alone.