When Everything I Thought I Knew Fell Apart

Thirty years ago, everything I thought I knew unraveled. Loss and burnout cracked me open, sending me searching for answers:

Who are we, really?
Why are we on this planet? 

Has anyone figured this sh*t out?

I grew up Catholic — boxed in by expectations and ready-made answers — but those answers did nothing to lift me out of my suffering. If anything, they only made it worse.

So began my long, messy search through 3,000 years of ancient wisdom — a master’s in religious studies, deep dives into philosophy, psychology, mysticism . . . and countless sessions with coaches, therapists, shamans, healers, and metaphysical teachers, among many other things. If it was (mostly) legal, I probably tried it.

In the end, I was left with one relentless question: So what?

In a practical sense, how do you transform all of this wisdom, theory, and deep insight into a life that actually works—one that feels doable, grounded, and truly mine?

That’s when I turned my own life into a living lab—experimenting, refining, and asking the questions that now guide my coaching:

What does alignment with our true selves look like in everyday life?

How do emotions, beliefs, and body/nervous system—aka, energy—shape what’s possible?

What is this “inner GPS” so many talk about and how do we use it to create the lives we came here to live?

Over time I realized there’s a kind of practical magic that happens when you apply these questions to daily life.

The result for me? I’m living a life I never thought was possible. I’ve achieved goals and dreams I never imagined achieving. I live with less hustle, more flow. I listen to my inner compass and trust life’s unfolding more—the ups, the downs, the dumpster fires, the dance of opposites.

Some days I nail it. Some days I faceplant.

As they say in yoga: the master isn’t the one who can hold the perfect, uninterrupted pose. She’s the one who knows how to get back into pose after falling out of it.

That’s the practice. That’s Earth School.

My book Into the Flow arrives in June 2026 — join me then for the deeper dive!

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