As a busy woman juggling a career and family, I did not have time for a debilitating chronic illness! But in 2009, strange neurological symptoms led me on a two-year exhausting search for answers as I saw dozens of specialists. Finally, a diagnosis of Chronic Lyme Disease set me upon an eight-year journey of powerful antibiotics, herbs, and supportive therapies to reclaim my once vibrant health and energy.

 

In February of 2011, when I was just beginning my Lyme treatment, I fell through the ice while snowshoeing, suffering a profound hypothermic event. Alone while darkness descended, I remained submerged to my neck in icy water for two hours. A heroic rescue by dozens of firefighters and paramedics brought me to the first hospital where CPR and warming efforts continued for hours. Ultimately, I was sent to a major trauma hospital where a cardio-pulmonary by-pass machine enabled my heart to start beating again. However, my brain activity was barely detected. I remained in a coma for five days. My family was told that the chances of my survival and recovery were astronomically low. But twelve days after my accident, I stunned the medical community when I walked out of the hospital with only nerve damage to my hands.

 

By 2017, my treatment for Chronic Lyme was finished, but I still struggled with the symptoms of the disease. I had feelings of despair, often wondering how I survived and miraculously healed from my hypothermic event, yet could not heal from Lyme. My healing epiphany came when I discovered that the insidious and chronic nature of Lyme Disease had created a subconscious mindset of illness. My brain was convinced I was still sick, therefore my body responded to these messages.

 

With determination and a new-found understanding of how our subconscious minds and neuroplasticity of the brain work together, I set the goal of ultimately healing myself and reclaiming the vibrant health and energy I had once enjoyed! I was so amazed by the simple, yet powerfully effective tools I discovered to change my mindset that I decided to become a certified wellness coach to help others shift their mindset to live a balanced, healthy, and vibrant life.

Drawing upon my extensive background as an educator and workshop facilitator, I have created workshops and coaching programs designed to support both individuals and groups in making lasting, positive changes. I have coached people using the science of a positive mindset and rewiring the brain to help them achieve their goals, attain a new level of peace and wellbeing, and live happier lives. I have heard numerous times that the most effective aspect of my coaching is that I empower people to be their own healers and motivators!