I'm a creative soul who believes you can follow your heart & be successful simultaneously

But behind closed doors, I was quietly unraveling. My nursing career, once filled with purpose, had begun to feel hollow and disconnected from who I really was. Simultaneously, my parents’ marriage—my foundation of stability—was falling apart. Friendships I’d counted on began to drift, leaving me isolated and uncertain. In those vulnerable, anxious moments, when everything I had relied on was shifting beneath me, I heard a small but powerful voice gently insisting, “This isn’t the life you were meant to live. There’s something deeper, something truer waiting for you.” I had experienced this voice before, and eventually followed it, but I had never risked something as big as my career.

In 2017, my life looked perfect on paper—a respected career, solid relationships, and the security I’d spent years working toward. Yet, I felt this undeniable emptiness. It was subtle at first, a quiet unease.  I began to question the carefully constructed life I was living, realizing I’d prioritized external approval over internal fulfillment. The hardest part was admitting to myself that I wanted more than the neatly packaged success I had created.

My identity was the reliable one, the achiever, the person who always had a plan. But the more I ignored that voice, the louder it got. 

Then my brain & my body told me it had enough and I had my first ever panic attack. It scared the hell out of me - but I needed that wake up call to start listening to who I truly was instead of fighting it.

That moment cracked something open. I started to really think about what it would be like to leave my career & what life could be like if I prioritized what I wanted & what made me feel alive.

when i knew

I believe that clarity doesn't come from trying harder - it comes from learning from others who have gone before you.

Through The Aligned Life Podcast, we untangle the pressure to conform, rebuild self-trust, and create a life that feels deeply aligned - not just impressive from the outside. 

Whether you are in a season of transition, questioning everything, or just ready to come home to yourself - you don't have to do it alone.

You don't need to have it all figured out, we'll help you take your next step.

I almost didn't go to Guatemala - I had my first panic attack only two weeks prior & I was afraid that the stress of travel would be too much. But, that small voice said, "Go." - so I did. At the end of one evening, I found myself sitting on a dock alone, looking over Lake Atitlán.  It was there that I not only heard, but felt that it was time to leave my career. Whatever the unknown that might come my way, that it would be worth it. 

I came home & gave myself permission to turn in my two weeks notice. Even though I didn't have a roadmap, I couldn't keep living a life that wasn't mine. 

Leaving my career gave me space to explore pieces of me that I'd pushed down for years - my creativity, my desire to do things differently, the part of me that knew success could look like freedom, not pressure. 

That is the moment when I started building a new version of my life. One that didn't require me put aside my dreams or edit myself to be accepted.

One that was an extension of ME.

And I haven't looked back since.