About me
I live my life by the words of Edward Cell. A theme that
pervades my life is taking calculated risks to learn about
myself and others, and about our world. I have deliberately
put myself in situations beyond my comfort zone to test
my limits: I participated in Outward Bound, I am a Returned
Peace Corps Volunteer - Ukraine 1994-1996, I returned
to graduate school as an adult to earn my doctoral degree
and again to be certified as a life coach. I initiated
several innovative programs as an educator; I teach experientially,
an alternative approach to instruction.
I am the mother of a disabled son and I know first-hand
its heartaches, strains, and joys. To coaching, I bring
compassion for those in similar situations, and knowledge
of resources available to parents and/or caretakers
of disabled loved ones.
Engagement within my community is also important to
me; I have served in volunteer positions as a support
group leader for my local chapter of the National Alliance
for Mental Illness (NAMI), as vice-chair of the advisory
board for our county's volunteer center, as liaison
for a mental health referral service, as chairperson
of a cooperative education nursery school, and as a
food server in a local soup kitchen.
I hold degrees in psychology, counseling, writing and
experiential education; I am certified as a coach by
the Hudson Institute of Santa Barbara, and a member
of the International Coach Federation (ICF) and
uphold the latter's statement of ethics for coaches.
My goal is to remain involved in my professional and
personal growth so that, like my coaching clients, I
continue to grow and to learn as a result of these experiences.
Please see my recent articles below:
Life coaches offer help through major transitions
Raising Your EQ, Not Your IQ
|
|
