Like a kaleidoscope, if you shake me, each time you will find a new configuration of colors and facets. For countless moons, I yearned to find my place in the world, having spent so many years living from the outside in. It has taken me many years to embrace my eclectic story as the one designed to bring me to myself.

Throughout most of my childhood and even into adulthood, I have been the only girl and woman of color in the space. Raised by a dedicated educator, each summer I dove into the local library's 100-book challenge. Throughout the school year, I was encouraged and expected to pick African American historical figures for my book reports to demonstrate pride in my heritage and simultaneously to "educate" my teachers and classmates. It wasn't until I became a parent that I realized some of those moments of awkward self-consciousness were the early seeds of learning to stand in truth at the cost of discomfort.

As the oldest by nine years, and well before the digital age, I had plenty of time alone to contemplate, imagine, and read books. Giovanni's Room, Forever, The Thorn Birds, The Color Purple, and the quintessential I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings are the ones that broadened my dreams and how I began to paint myself into the world around me.

After graduating from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, my vast array of experiences includes being a television news anchor and reporter for nearly a decade in Ohio and Savannah, Georgia, as well as teaching broadcast and career planning courses as an adjunct professor. My midwestern roots mean that my instinct to be polite created an internal battle when it came to finding my own voice. Taught a reverence for elders, I easily connect with seniors and often find myself listening to their stories as I drive them to their destinations and sit at their kitchen tables.

Interwoven into the fabric of my being is my spiritual journey, which led me across seven very different denominations, including three baptisms, a confirmation, chrismation, ordination, and consecration. After serving as a priest in a local cathedral community, I am now part of a smaller, yet national, clergy community where I authentically flow and support people of all backgrounds and beliefs. Inspired by the Sufi mystic Rumi, I also resonate with the early Desert Mothers and Fathers - except for my affinity for modern amenities, particularly indoor plumbing. Instead of a physical building, I consider my time in stillness and in nature to be my sanctuary, and I simplify my multi-layered path by saying my religion is love.

Formerly a premed student, I am a forever-science nerd who can't get enough of biology, epidemiology (my high school Catholic nun microbiology teacher truly changed how I live), astronomy, and quantum physics. My fascination with people and the patterns within humanity shapes how I perceive and reflect upon our time on this planet.

A lasting remnant of my traditional church days and midwestern upbringing is a strong commitment to community service. As such, I have volunteered as a board chair for a local theater company, served as a board chair and member for several education-driven nonprofits, and am currently rounding out my ninth year as a trustee for an independent college-preparatory school.

My work as an Executive and Spiritual Coach began with me trying to keep those two roles separate, until eventually, several friends shattered my perception that I was ever successful in hiding my spiritual side from anyone who spent time with me. Through retreats, public speaking engagements, and seminars, I support leaders and organizations across diverse industries, including sports, law, technology, finance, the arts, education, and nonprofits.

Considering myself an evolving dinosaur who prefers face-to-face connections, my desire to continually learn and stretch myself has led to my surprising launch and enjoyment of hosting the podcast Beautiful Soul. I have created curricula for online courses and webinars for my clients and fellow practitioners seeking a way back to their inner heart and truth.
Married to a lawyer, poet, actor, and director - and perhaps because of my Libra sun sign - I have a passion for the arts and am serving as a producer and character development strategist for our independent film. We consider The Story of Nobody our fourth child, after our two young African American adult sons and Hungarian daughter-in-"love".

Family is a crown jewel in my life. There is nothing that brings me more awe and honor than witnessing the unique and powerful self-emergence of our twenty-something sons, who have become my best teachers. Letting me see what I have held onto that is fruitful and how much room I have for self-healing and transformation.

If there is a single thread that runs throughout the eclectic tapestry of my life as a wife, mother, sister, friend, priest, yogi, writer, coach, teacher, artist, and podcaster, it is my desire for growth and connection. I find both thrive in the ecosystem of storytelling. When information eventually fades and is eclipsed by new discoveries and knowledge, what remains are . Listening to and sharing stories transcends our minds and penetrates our hearts, which shape how we see ourselves and our world. I am grateful to be a seeker and student of life, walking a path of remembering who I am, who we are, and helping more people find their way home.