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Sitting on the Beach
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Your Guide On The Side

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My name is

Professionally? 

I've created & closed businesses.

I've sailed oceans & climbed mountains.

I've been employed & been an employer.

I've completed degrees & changed careers.

I've won awards, been 'let go' & headhunted.

I've presented on stages & worked remotely.​

I've led & organized international expeditions.

I've hosted podcasts & completed certifications.

I've taken risks & learned to not be perfect.

I've coached all ages, indoors & outdoors.

I've made documentaries & short films.

I've co-founded & run not-for-profits.

I've led committees & been on boards.

I've planned & led world-first events.

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I've also burnt out & restarted with wisdom.

Personally? 

I've loved & lost in relationship.

I've supported birth & navigated death.

I've shifted identity & grieved community.

I've been a caregiver & also been cared for.

I've been sexually assaulted & rebuilt trust.​

I've started social clubs & launched projects.

I've travelled extensively & explored my backyard.

I've volunteered locally, regionally & globally.

I've explored with photography & meditation.

I've discovered I'm best outside & in nature.​

I've moved schools, jobs, cities & countries.

I've learned silence, solitude & stillness.

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I've also learned to be human & messy.

MY APPROACH

Professional...

But also a real person

Beyond the certifications, qualifications & lived experience, here's what really matters...

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I believe that transition, even at its most challenging, holds the potential for deep clarity, connection & meaning.

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I also believe in:

~ Distraction, tea breaks, naps, staring into space (or at the ceiling) & not pretending everything's 'fine' when it's very much not...

~ Making space for the full spectrum of human emotion ~ loud snotty crying, bursts of deep belly laughter (when it comes), morbid curiosity, deep confusion, excitement & everything in-between...

~ Being a safe place to land when you need to share something you're afraid to say out loud or show up exactly as you are in the moment...

~ Finding meaning without rushing or needing to 'fix' anything, we will always walk the line between support & solutions, but I'm your guide on the side, not a sage on the stage. I'm just here to help you find your way back to you.

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I know what it's like to lose your footing, question everything, feel like you're drowning internally & still have to feed the dog. 

Holding Hands

Who do I support?

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​​​​​​​​​​​I've lived through & supported people navigating...

grief, caregiving, burnout, moving, identity shifts, end-of-life,

job loss, spiritual upheaval, career reinvention, empty nesting, relationship changes, retirement, and the list goes on.​

Everyone is welcome here.

Best Friends

Let's navigate this together...
With curiosity, science & a healthy dose of humour (when & if it shows up)

How?
(translation: where the heck do I even start?)

Sometimes when you are in the thick of it ~ it can feel impossible to choose where to begin.

This can be because (but not limited to)...

 

~ You feel analysis paralysis in the face of too many options

~ Everything just feels like too much on top of everything else

~ You have zero optimism that anything will actually help

~ All of your options feel unappealing, daunting & awful

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(or maybe it's all of the above... oh yeah, you don't do things by halves)

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I have an invitation here for you to try one of my tools that has helped me through many transitions.

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It's called the "Least Shit" approach.

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It is simply to look at all the options (let's pick a top 5, just to make it a lil more manageable ok?)

Decide which is the least awful of all of them.

Do that.

(repeat as necessary)

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(This tool can be a game changer during challenging times... why?

Just so you can survive the day & remember to brush your teeth)

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