I found myself living a life far from what I wanted, far from what I was created for.

I could keep things moving. Stay productive. Hold it all together. Or I could check out just enough to get by.

But underneath I felt the cost.

There was a distance in my relationships and a quiet disconnection from myself, the people I love, and God.

The patterns that had helped me succeed…

• striving

• control, pushing through

• numbing

• avoidance

  … were also keeping me from the life and love I wanted.

What I’ve learned is this: real change doesn’t come when we move past our story, but when we go back into it.

My life has been shaped by extremes.

Work that required strength, precision, and problem-solving under pressure. First as a pipelayer, then deep underground as a tunnel miner.

And then a very different kind of work. Years at home full-time, raising and homeschooling my daughters. Slower. More relational. Less control, more presence.

Along the way I had an encounter with God that changed everything for me, including how I understand my life. Not by pulling me out of my story, but by drawing me deep into it.

I started to understand not just what I did, but why which brought deeper freedom: to be more present, more connected, and more fully myself in the relationships that matter most.

The life I’ve lived has shaped the way I engage stories. A way of being that isn’t afraid to enter what’s hard, but doesn’t force its way in.

That’s what I bring to this work.

Now, I have the privilege of walking with others as they enter the stories that shaped them and become freer to fully love.