ABOUT ME
I currently live in Portland, Oregon. I have been married for 25 yrs, have babies who are fantastic incredible adult humans, and have 3 kitty fluffs and a sweet senior dog. With kids in the Alphabet Community (LGBTQIA+), I am an avid advocate for not only my kids, but all those in the community. I am an Army Chaplain’s kid, an identical twin, and adopted. I grew up in a high control religion, was homeschooled, and went to a bible college. Having been in religion for 41 yrs, a pastor’s wife, with14+ years in full time church ministry, 15+ yrs of deconstructing religion and healing, 25+ years experience of coaching and mentoring, and certified in Trauma Recovery, my focus and passion is helping others heal from religious trauma due to religious harm and abuse.
More About Me
My own healing journey actually began when I became a mom. My kids can tell you about the years mom was an ‘angry elf.’ I hated the angry, resentful, bitter mom I was, and my kids deserved so much better. In an effort to be a better mom and wife, I dove head first into inner child healing, healing the mother wound, shadow work, shame resilience, grief work, emotional agility, meditation, grounding, breath-work, and somatic healing, along with dismantling the patriarchy and misogyny from my indoctrinated programming. It has been a long road, this healing journey, and I have since completely walked away from religion, which was the root cause of a lot of my trauma and learned filters, patterns, and responses. I am now a highly intuitive spiritual person.
Always (un)learning, growing, and healing!
