I see you and I hear you. You are not alone and there is hope in healing. This journey is worth it, you are worth it, and it is possible!

“All my life I’ve tried to make everybody happy while I just hurt and hide, waiting for someone to tell me it’s my turn to decide.”

-Sara Bareilles (King of Anything)

It’s Your Turn to Decide!

I know what it feels like to abandon yourself and give everyone else what you think they need and maybe even what they expect, so that they approve of you. I’ve also felt the hardships and rewards of parenting, as I have children of my own and a beautiful blended family as well. I’ve felt used by others, compromised and underappreciate in the workplace. I have felt, shame, guilt, anxiety, grief, frustration, loneliness and depression. I get it, I’ve been there, and I want share with you and with the world the tools, knowledge and the peace that I’ve experienced through Somatic Trauma-Informed Healing. Understanding how my nervous system responds to trauma and stress was THE GAME CHANGER for me. It made all the difference in my healing. We can’t just talk through the past; we have to allow space to feel it too so that we can resolve the physical memories as well. There is so much potential for growth. I want to empower you with the inner strength you possess to self-heal. Your energy is sacred, and you are worth every bit of this journey, and it is Your Turn to Decide.

The Journey to Reconnect with my True Self….

Quite some years ago, I began this incredible yet challenging journey to Find myself again, hence the name of my business ‘Finding Me, Trauma Free.’ It has been a very personal journey full of post-traumatic growth that has required accountability and responsibility through deep reflection, emotional connection and a vital awareness of my own core wounds. This journey opened my eyes to the toxic people and environment that I had surrounded myself with and to the damage it was causing my mental, physical, emotional and even spiritual wellbeing. I gained some incredible tools along the way! I learned to set healthy boundaries, to say no, to step into self-leadership and to accept my own negative behavior patterns, that were simply spotlighting those deep core wounds that needed healing. I learned to give my emotions and sensations space to process to find resolve. I learned to forgive myself and to love me just for being me without anyone’s approval or permission. I’m learning to accept that the shame, guilt and expectations that others project onto me, is their own trauma and not a reflection of me. I’ve learned to breathe and to regulate my nervous system which allows me to live in the present moment. And most importantly, I’ve learned that practicing and incorporating these tools daily helps me better respond to challenges when they arise.

People are my Passion!

I have worked closely with people in many different capacities throughout my life. Some of my cherished experiences have been supporting people of all ages with different disabilities. I have also been a certified AFFA and NASM personal trainer and coach in the fitness and health industry on and off for the past 20 years. I’ve worked in customer service where I’ve witnessed many of the unseen wounds that people carry with them daily. I am a mother in some of the most challenging times, trying to help my children find their own sense of worth, feeling valued, seen and heard and confident in who they are. I love connecting with people and I am passionate about contributing to creating a society with less shame, less judgement and less criticism of ourselves and of others. At the end of the day, what matters is how YOU FEEL about YOU, how you want to live your life and who you allow in your circle to support your authentic beautiful self. I empathize with those who feel lost and stuck. It’s time to find you and reconnect to the beautiful human you are meant to be. Ask me how.