It all started when....

Back in 1999 I became involved with life coaching high school students in Guelph Ontario. I supported students as they discerned their life paths, and prepared for adulthood.

 My love of people soon found me interning at a Jesuit Retreat Centre in Milford, Ohio where I was formally trained in facilitating group spiritual retreats, guided meditations and life coaching.

 Back in Guelph in 2003 I began my own family and life changed course.

 I started a small skin-care company named Nature, Balance Wellness (NBW) and navigated its growth from a small cottage industry, to a specialty skin care maker distributing across the country.

 The NBW years were spent learning about commerce and manufacturing.  All the while my love of the spirit was expanding to include a reverence for mother earth, through the creation of natural products.

 When the demands of a growing family began to collide with a growing business, the winds of change blew again and NBW was sold into the capable hands of a new owner.

 The combination of motherhood and career continually calls me to find balance and inner peace. I find peace through writing, personal meditation and the pursuit of an active and holistic lifestyle.

 I have experienced life as a single parent,  challenge and fulfillment within a vibrant marriage, as well as financial challenge and recovery.  Life has also handed me the opportunity to navigate significant weight loss after multiple pregnancies, through holistic nutrition and exercise.  I've also learned navigate isolated bouts of depression and find the sunshine on the other side through nutrition and life-style management.

I believe in the absolute interrelatedness of physical, emotional, and spiritual health on every level.

I look forward to hearing your story.