My story is a decades-long journey back to myself.
When I started undergrad at 18, I was sure as could be that I was going to go to medical school and be a doctor just like my dad. After years of struggling in classes & feeling disconnected with myself, I finally had a moment of awakening where I realized: this is not what I want with my life, this is the path I think I should be on. So, I put on my big girl pants and told my parents that I wanted to abandon my long-held dream of being a doctor.
Instead of finishing school and in order to avoid working in Corporate America, I started freelancing online as a copywriter & social media manager. In 2017, I started traveling solo consistently and I did this for two years while I took on freelance jobs. This part of my journey was about giving myself permission to pivot and to want what I wanted even if that meant disappointing others, and learning to trust in my ability to take care of myself.
Eventually, it was time for a change.
While I loved freelancing for clients, I realized that this too was not my endpoint and not the thing I wanted to wake up doing every day. I transitioned into business consulting & coaching and did this for 4 years until I found myself burnt out. I was frustrated with years of dealing with my own stop/start success cycle, navigating the challenges of entrepreneurship, and the smoke & mirrors show happening in the coaching industry. I started to feel creatively disconnected from my business, like I was trying to be everyone else but me. So after a lot of deep thought and permission giving, I made the decision to close my business & walk away from coaching.
What was meant to be a temporary and brief break turned into an unintentional 2 year sabbatical! During this time, I went back to school and graduated with my Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (with a minor in business) from Florida International University in 2023, got married to the love of my life & adopted our fur babies, and prioritized health & family like never before. This time in my life was all about reconnecting back to what I really wanted, who I wanted to be, and other stuff.
And now, I'm back and better than ever!
I started freelancing back in 2016 and consutling/coaching back in 2018 as a way to create freedom in my life while simultaneously helping others create theirs. But somewhere along the way, I got lost in the shuffle and needed to walk away to reconnect with myself. During my two year sabbatical, I got to know myself, my desires, my strengths, my weaknesses, and so much in between on a deeper level than I ever had before. And in all that inner work and self discovery, I realized that I fucking LOVE helping people break unhelpful patterns, unapologetically claim their desires, and build the life & business of their dreams.
Though I felt disconnected with the coaching and online business industry at large towards the end of 2021, I realized during my break that I fully believe in the power of coaching as a modality for change. Now, I've rejoined the online world as a life AND business coach (heavy on the life part) with a new brand and I'm currently enrolled in a Master's in Psychology program at Nova Southeastern University to continue my education so I can be the best coach possible.
