A Few Short Minutes Coaching: Your Virtual Transformational Coach

Years ago, I was lost. Not physically lost, emotionally lost. From the outside, I had everything people wanted: a nice house, a husband, two kids, two dogs, and a job. Inside, I was resentful, angry, and so depressed. I hated looking in the mirror to see a sullen, overweight, and unhappy person. I did not recognize that woman at all. I couldn’t even look her in the eye. I was overeating to numb, drinking to numb, and yelling at my loved ones to be heard and noticed. I had no boundaries and no healthy coping mechanisms. People pleasing was a daily way of life. I didn’t understand that all of this added up to me hating life more than I care to admit.

Life changed when my baby brother died by suicide in 2016. I went through a massive night of the soul and sought help. I knew it was either to get help or risk joining him. As a mom of two boys, I knew help was the answer although the long sleep seemed appealing. With the help of mental and physical health practitioners, I slowly climbed out of the hole I lived in for about 15 years.

I learned to recognize my codependent and people-pleasing behaviors so I could stop living the same patterns that broke me. I learned mindfulness and breathing techniques. I started putting myself first and setting proper boundaries. I actually invested in myself.