A bit about my story &
my
mission...
About
Me
I know there are countless things you can be doing with your time so I hope a part of my story resonates with you and inspires you to take action on living the life of your dreams!
In Fall 2016 I was the only consultant at a client site in Ohio presenting to a boardroom of executives at a Fortune 500 company. As far as work responsibilities went, I wasn't concerned. I knew what I was talking about and felt confident in myself as a consultant.
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But... something in my body felt seriously off. As soon as I flew in and got settled at the hotel I noticed my heart was racing, but not consistently. It felt like my heart rate would go from 50, quickly to 100, and back down, over and over again. I was having a hard time falling asleep, and I didn't have much of an appetite.
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As the week went on, the things I was noticing compounded, until one day at the clients offices I stood up and had to steady myself because of how lightheaded I was. I started texting around to see if what I was feeling sounded familiar to any of my friends until my roommate (also in a corporate career at the time) replied "I think you just have anxiety".
"Anxiety...what's that?!". Years later I would scroll through iMessage to find our conversation. What occurred to me was how lucky I had been to live 25 years without much of an impact from stress. I had experienced sadness, grief, loss, but I recognized them as a natural part of the human experience and allowed those emotions to run their course.... until the stress of my career finally caught up to me. There I was, face to face with the makings of chronic, unmanaged stress that was materializing in anxiety...
That work trip would leave such an imprint on me that looking back I realize it was the single point that started the pivot (and the eventual letting go) of my corporate career.
I quit my 9-5 in 2020 after 4 years of studying why my body responded so loudly on that work trip, what stress really is, and how to make sure I (and others) don't feel the same way again.
The one question I remember running through my mind over and over in Ohio was : "Is this all there is? Is this what we all work so hard for?"
Heart palpitations, 5 hours of sleep a night, weight gain, brain fog - these and so many other symptoms were common for me and dozens of my colleagues. Society teaches us how to work hard but provides no tools for becoming resilient in the face of stress, challenge, big goals, and life changes.
There has to be another way - I thought.
Fortunately through my own health and nervous system regulation journey, and finding my career in coaching and corporate wellness consulting - I'm happy to say there is.
From working 12 hour days in
New York...
My old NYC office in the Empire State Building
Building my coaching business on nights & weekends alongside working my 9-5 for 4 years
Traveling at least 1 week per month