unexpected challEnges

After obtaining my degree in business and working in the banking industry for 10 years, I decided to change the direction of my life when I met an awesome guy and got married.  Shortly thereafter, we had children and wanting to experience the other side of life’s spectrum, I put 100% of myself into being a caring and inspiring mom.  Everything was going pretty darn good and running smoothly-just like I had planned-  that is until 2003.

Just before my youngest child had his first birthday, we received some very heart wrenching news.  In May 2003, we were informed that my father-in-law was diagnosed with cancer and that he only had a few weeks left to live.  This was devastating to not only my husband but to the family as a whole and we wanted to support each other and do the best we could.  In December we decided to take a holiday for ourselves after the emotional few months we just experienced.  It was on that vacation that I received news that it was now my Mom who was in the hospital, thousands of miles away, and all the nurse could tell me was “She only has a few days left.”  I was beyond stunned and flew to be by her side immediately.  This was indeed a year with unexpected challenges.

the new normal

To say that was a challenging year would be an understatement.  What followed after that year was a whirlwind of emotions and a new “normal” way of life.  Not only did it challenge me as a person but also my marriage, my family, and my ability to focus on being the mother that I wanted to be.  I attempted to care for my three little ones while trying to remain upbeat, happy, and confident.  Absolutely no one knew how frazzled I was or how much heart palpitating, thought racing anxiety I was experiencing.  This way of life became my new normal and like anyone else who forces themselves to get used to chaos, I didn’t think I was doing too bad.  That was until a year later.

 One year later, I was on the receiving end of more distressful family news.  This time it was my Dad.  I learned that he had less than six months to live unless he got surgery.  Why was all of this happening?  I asked myself over and over, “What the heck?  Why me?  What did I do to deserve any of this?” I was already hanging on by a thread.

 I collected myself the best I could and we brought my sweet Dad out to California where we met a wonderful doctor who offered us some hope.  His surgery was successful, he was recovering, but then was diagnosed with early signs of Dementia. 

new destinations

I had been spending the better part of the last few years in constant turmoil over things that were really out of my control.  But the out of control, overly emotional, and constant stress of life had taken a major toll on me.  I didn’t want this to be my day-to-day anymore and I just knew that something had to change.  My blood pressure was soaring, worry stayed with me 24 hours a day, I couldn’t sleep, and my overall well- being was suffering. So I decided to search for new ways of coping with my crazy life and decided to schedule a session with a life coach.  I knew that I had to take a step, any step into a new direction to refocus and redirect my life!

 My coach was able to help guide me into a much better, hopeful, and relaxed state of consciousness.  This had a snowball effect as my marriage improved greatly, my kids got their fun and energized mom back, and I became a much more loving and patient daughter to my father who needed just that in his life too.

 After seeing and experiencing all this improvement, I realized that my journey was indeed my destination!  I became hooked on finding and practicing even more ways to fuel my growth and well-being.  I took the time that I needed to repair and heal myself and went the next step with that journey.  With education, focus, and love for the process of improving life all around, I became a certified life coach.  The techniques I learned were so truly transformational that I knew I had to share these tools with others.  I am so passionate about helping people get past their self-doubt and limiting beliefs and showing them that they have the tools to deal with any of life’s situations.