RESERVED FOR “HER”

I imagine myself as having two spirit animals (not in the woo-woo sense, just in the fun, get-to-know-me sense). The first is a fox. I’m quick, smart, and have sharp teeth. I listen, observe, and move cautiously. The other is a butterfly. I love to wander around, landing just long enough to experience something sweet before moving on to the next interesting thing.

My professional background is in (I’m slightly nervous to say) Christian ministry, high school teaching, and project management and operations in EdTech. I have a bachelor’s degree in education and a master’s in management, but I’ve been studying people my entire life, and I think that’s where most of my expertise really lies. I’m innovative, intuitive, and obsessed with learning new things. I also love working with my hands, especially decorating and renovating spaces to make them beautiful. Creating experiences and hosting people are two of my favorite things to do.

I became a certified life coach in 2023 after attending a coaching event that pissed me off so much that I decided I wanted to do it better than they did. Turns out, I’m a very good life coach. I love listening to people and trying to understand the world from their perspectives. I’m highly intuitive and often notice things about people that they haven’t quite recognized in themselves yet.

I’ve coached people from a wide variety of backgrounds, but I’ve found that the people who resonate most with my approach tend to be fairly open-minded, curious, and intuitive themselves. I use a lot of visualization and imagination in my coaching, which can be challenging for people who prefer a more concrete approach. I adapt my coaching to the person I’m working with, but it’s worth mentioning that my self-guided experiences may not be as helpful for someone who doesn’t enjoy that kind of exploration. I also have deep knowledge of Jungian depth typology, which I use to help clients better understand themselves and the patterns that shape how they experience the world.

I can speak corporate, and I’ve developed some pretty good muscles for navigating practical, structured environments. But I’m really enjoying this season of life, where I get to lean more heavily into intuition and creativity and help people experience beautiful things that don’t necessarily have to serve some practical purpose. I think there’s tremendous value in doing things simply because they’re interesting, pleasurable, or meaningful to us.

One thing I’ve always done when meeting people is look for what I call their “blueprint.” I believe there’s a particular way each person is that is uniquely and beautifully theirs. Over time, we adapt to our circumstances, develop protective habits, and sometimes move pretty far away from that original blueprint. But I don’t believe it ever really disappears. I love getting to know people well enough to recognize those parts of them, especially the ones they struggle to see or appreciate in themselves. There’s something deeply satisfying about seeing someone as they are and helping them recognize just how wonderful that is.

That’s a big part of what I’m hoping to do with All Her Own. I want to meet more wonderful women and create experiences that give them opportunities to explore who they are, what they enjoy, what they want, and what makes them feel most like themselves. I hope this becomes a space where women can discover, create, and enjoy something that is genuinely all their own.