Welcome to my author page and blog. I am passionate about sharing people’s stories and honoring their journeys. My goal is for this space to encourage you on your life’s journey.

Each project I share on this page is something I wrote for specific people in my life. I believe these stories also contain hope for you and your journey.

• My first book, “Rum and Cola for the Survivor’s Soul” is written as a journal for my dear friend who was battling addiction and severe trauma. Religion had been used to shame her. In this journal, I compared the stories in the Gospel of Luke to stories of survivors I had worked with through the years. I wrote each story for her so she would see the truth that Jesus would never shame her.

• Out of the Shadows is a Cinderella story I wrote for a family member who felt defined by her traumatic childhood. I wrote this story from the viewpoint of Cinderella unpacking her trauma after marrying her prince.

• How Beautiful You Are- When my daughter was pretending to be Thumbelina, she would randomly scream, “Ahhh! I’m scared” as she ran to hide. When I asked what she was doing, she said, “Waiting for a prince to come save me.” Major OOF! I decided she needed a more empowering story. So, I wrote a version where Thumbelina’s strength was seeing the goodness in the world around her.

• Sparkles in Life is a planner and journal written for and with my granddaughter. We wanted a practicle and fun goal setting planner that focused on valuing yourself and being kind to others. I incorporated a lot of the things I teach in life coaching and she helped me make it sparkly and relatable.