About
Welcome to my laboratory.
Life is a living lab - a place where we can observe and experience every moment with curiosity. When we remove negativity bias and harsh judgment - of ourselves and others - we have an opportunity to deeply connect with more meaningful life experiences. We find our aperture widens, and more options become apparent. When we're living defensively, we become stressed, constrained, constricted, and unable to flex with the demands of life.
I feel this when I ride. On great days I move freely with the horse, our spines aligned and recyclying energy back and forth between us. It is easy to engage and synch up. On days when the environment or just how life is going cause me to be tense, the horse also moves with tension.
Do you want to experience the freedom of high-performance living? It starts with awareness of what is causing us tension. We can then respond consciously vs reflexively. Often, it comes down to unspoken fears - of being mediocre, of being a failure, of being different, or not enough...
Whether you have a clinical study or quality improvement project you'd like to design, a challenging family situation you would like to work through, an unexpected career transition to navigate, or you'd like to shift gears in some other way, I would love to hear what's on your mind. The disciplines of science and high-performance coaching are both integral to how I live my life. The common denominator is asking questions. I have always been that person who questions, and I'm thankful it is all making sense now, lol! Reach out. I am looking forward to meeting you.
My C.V. is linked here in case you are curious. And here's my speaker bio.
Founder's Note
I was doing a rosary ruck and was meditating on the word Assumption, one of the glorious mysteries. Mary was "assumed" into Heaven wholly and immediately due to her immaculate nature, but she also assumed - from the very moment Gabriel came to visit her with a message (not a question or request) - that God would guide and support her. Her only question was "How is this possible?" not whether she would serve. She assumed His intent and His protection. She could have had no way of understanding how everything would work out at the time. In fact, it would have been very awkward and even shameful for her because she was pregnant before she got married. She could never have known that Christ would rise again in three days when she grieved at the cross. The sheer number of moments in every day that Mary must have wondered how it would all work out is beyond my comprehension. To get through these difficult times, she must have assumed that God is good and His plan would be carried out. She surrendered her whole self into that assumption to carry her during her days on earth.
When I finished my meditation I continued thinking about that word "assume" and how it could help me with my frequent bouts of doubt and worry. I also crave guidance about how best to serve God with my whole being, in a way that honors Him and feels like I'm able to exercise each of my gifts without being self-conscious of how disparate they seem. I'm craving some integration in my professional life, and to that end I've been working on how to bring both my scientific and coaching practices under one umbrella. The unifying discipline is simple: it starts with asking questions. From that data we can describe the current terrain and set a direction for where we want to head.
What if I assumed that God could help me with this silly yet very practical challenge of buying a URL, too? As I walked home, the rosary in my right hand and the meditations in my left, I was looking up into the overcast sky as the sunlight refracted its way through and asked God to help me name my work in a way that reflects all that I am. In the same way as Mary devoted herself to serving God as His handmaid, I want to serve God with all my being, in all the ways that He created me. I also wanted to put the focus on the other person, not me. A simple prayer formed in my mind.
"I'm really going to need something to call this work, which is oriented on serving you and bringing your light into the world."
The word "train" came to mind and I immediately paired that with a word I already used in both professional practices ("aim") and then focused on the other person, as if they were talking about themselves. What came to mind is "train my aim." Train has a dual meaning as well. It is a constant practice - a discipline - but it is also directional when we use it to describe focusing on a target. It seemed perfect. Was it available?
Yes!
This is the story of how Divine inspiration helped me in a very practical way.
ABOUT
Science + Soul
The creators, combiners, and disruptors who find me are often overwhelmed, disheartened, and disillusioned. There is an emotional toll from deeply sensing your own untapped potential and often an ache of loneliness from not being fully seen and understood. I have spent the last two decades immersed in the world of complex, highly intelligent, creative souls as a parent and advocate for highly gifted and twice exceptional students. I truly love helping parents thrive as they create order out of chaos and impart some structure while still inviting the playfulness and improvisation that gives meaning to life.
As an intuitive scientist (epidemiologist), I have created a multidisciplinary method that appeals to complex, intense people. As a lifelong horse lover, I am quite sensitive to the energy we show up with, and this allows me to connect quickly and intuitively with clients around the world. Perhaps most importantly, I am a wife and mother, military spouse of more than 20 years, an athlete and artist, and a practicing Catholic.
„You are an inspiration and every time I get off a coaching call with you I leave with my light shining bright. Thank you for your kindness, wisdom, and love. You are a delightful human❣️”
— SMS, Executive Coach, San Francisco