I
believe that the second half of your life should be just as exciting,
engaging and challenging as the first half -if not more! Arriving
at midlife can be confounding. I know - through personal experience
and the stories my friends tell - that cultural norms and expectations
clashing against personal desires and experiences can create confusion,
hesitation and self-doubt. I also know that whether you're planning
your next move up the corporate ladder, organizing an exit strategy,
creating your own business or finding time for travel and leisure
pursuits, having expert help in crafting your plan will smooth your
transition.
I am passionate about helping people make the connections that allow
them to think and act differently. My eclectic background enables
me to draw on seemingly unconnected experiences to craft unique
strategies with my clients. My skills in getting to the heart of
problems and working with clients to craft clear solutions grew
out of years of teaching (pre-school through grad school), counseling
college students and women returning to the workforce, and training
(trainers and line staff through executive managers). This experience
set allows me to see common themes in life experiences, clarify
wants and needs, and help my clients get the outcomes they want.
My 20 plus years of experience in education, counseling, coaching
and executive training give me the skills to detect common life
themes and design quick, practical plans customized for each client
to deliver top results. My proven Mapping Midlife process-guided
or self-study-turns decades of midlife and personal growth research,
hundreds of self-help books and dozens of theories into clear, easy-to-understand
systems designed to help you enjoy the life you struggled so hard
to build.
I am an IAC Certified Coach with a doctorate in Adult Learning and
Leadership, and Masters' Degrees in Counseling and Educational Psychology.
I am also a founding member of Transformational Girlfriends. My
Women Living for Today and Tomorrow workshops were featured in The
New York Times, and the teleclass series Mapping Midlife-Sensational
at Sixty has helped energize the lives of its participants.
I am a published author, with articles and book chapters on midlife,
stress, transitions and transformative learning, including: Journaling
and Coaching for Transformative Learning in Women's Workshops in
The Handbook of Transformative Learning in Practice.
and Transformative Learning and Appreciative Inquiry: Incorporating
Coaching and Action for Deep Organizational Change in International
Journal for Coaching in Organizations.
