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. I am a member of the International Association of Positive Psychology.
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
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