My Story

I have always felt “called” to work with people who have had mental health challenges-So right out of college, I went to work at a psychiatric lock-down facility for children. Although at times it was a very challenging job, I felt like it was going pretty well…Until one day when it didn’t…

One of the kids had called me to his room (after I had given him the consequence of a certain amount of time he had to stay  in his room-kind of like a "timeout"), so I go into his room, and he calls me every name “in the book” (that wasn’t mine). Little did I know, my life was about to change forever. 

The next thing that I knew-his fist was coming at me (he was over six feet tall to my five foot five inches). I swear that what popped into my head was a scene from “The Karate Kid” where they were practicing the “wax on, wax off” part. So, I put my hand up in that position, then I felt his fist connect with my hand and drive it into my temple and jaw.

I felt as though I was knocked right out of myself. I could not either fight or flee, I just froze…The only thing I could remember was saying “I can’t believe that you hit me!” Then one of my co-workers came in to help me.

That ten to twenty seconds, changed my life forever and put me on a path that I could have never imagined. It has taught me some important lessons:

Your past does not have to define your future.

If life brings you to your knees, you do not have to stay there.

A month or so after that happened; I lost my job because they couldn't keep me safe, I lost a boyfriend that I had been with for four years, because he did not want to deal with my physical pain, my anger or my sadness,  and “oh yeah, and the rent was due.”

I took the first job that I could find, and I started I work hard at recreating a life for myself.

 I had once thought that if only I could fully remember exactly what had happened, that I would be okay…so I went over and over it in my head…I still don’t know what happened-but I can live with that because I have learned to live on and have a great life in spite of what happened. 

If you would like to know how I started to heal on the inside and  how you can too, and if you catch on to what teach you…you can be starting down your own path to transformation!

 Please go to my calendar right now, and book a free introductory chat with me. I can’t wait to hear from you!

* I also contribute as an expert on Quora and Wiki Experts  (on-line forums in the area of mental health