For most of my life, I didn’t think anything was wrong.
I had a good life — or so I thought.
I was working as a clinical counselor, doing the work I believed I was called to do. I had a husband, a home, a family I loved, and a private practice I had built with my own hands. Anything I needed, I had access to.
By every external measure, my life looked full, stable, and enviably good.
And I was good.
At least… that’s what I told myself.
But beneath the surface, something in me was quietly dimming.
The Moment Everything Shifted
In 2022, I attended a three-day workshop with Brooke Castillo. My goal was simple: learn a few new tools to help my counseling clients. I wasn’t looking for a transformation. I wasn’t expecting one. I certainly wasn’t seeking one personally.
But transformation has a funny way of finding you anyway.
Throughout the weekend, Brooke insisted we repeat as a group,
“I am extraordinary!”
Not whisper it. Not politely mumble it.
Say it loudly — with conviction.
Every time we didn’t say it like we meant it, she’d have us repeat it again.
And again.
And again.
By the end of the second day, I noticed something was shifting inside me. A softening… a stirring… a spark I hadn’t felt in a very long time.
I signed up for her year-long training — not to become a life coach, but to enhance what I could offer my counseling clients.
What I did not expect was for that year to change me.
When Coaching Quietly Rewires Your Life
At first, it was subtle.
Then the shifts became undeniable.
Fear of Flying — Gone
I used the tools to conquer a decades-long fear of flying.
My reward? A flight to Miami Beach for a coaching event — no panic, no fear, just joy.
I met incredible women, and for the first time, truly understood the power of mindset.
A Health Transformation — Accomplished
I hired my first health and wellness coach and finally achieved a weight-loss goal I had struggled with for years.
Twenty-five pounds — gone.
And I still ate what I wanted.
Mind-blowing.
A Lifelong Fear of Dentists — Healed
After a traumatic childhood experience, I had avoided dentists for decades.
Using my new mindset tools, I faced it head-on and completed years of restorative dental work.
I often joke that my mouth costs more than my car — and it’s funny because it’s true.
But what isn’t a joke is this:
I could have never done any of it without the inner change that was unfolding.
The Awkward Truth: My “Good Life” Was Actually Numbness
As that year went on, I started to see the truth clearly:
What I thought was a “good life” had actually been a safe, slow burn into numbness.
I had stopped dreaming.
I had stopped challenging myself.
I was moving through my days on autopilot — helping others wake up while I quietly drifted to sleep inside my own life.
I wasn’t unhappy…
…but I wasn’t fully alive, either.
And that realization woke me up.
Awakening to My ONE Amazing Life
Once I saw the truth, I couldn’t unsee it.
I felt God whisper something I had been too busy to hear:
“You were created for more.”
Not more work.
Not more achievement.
More aliveness. More purpose. More presence. More YOU.
And with that awakening came clarity:
I didn’t just want to learn coaching tools —
I wanted to share them.
I wanted to help women who, like me, looked put together on the outside while quietly fading inside.
I wanted to help women wake up.
Truly wake up.
To their one precious, extraordinary, God-given amazing life.
If My Story Resonates With You… There’s a Reason
Maybe you’ve spent years telling yourself:
“I’m fine.”
“I’m busy.”
“This is just life.”
“This is as good as it gets.”
But deep down, you know it isn’t.
You were created for purpose.
You were created for joy.
You were created for dreams — not just routines.
And you absolutely do not have to stay in that numbness.
Your one amazing life is calling.
It’s time to wake up.
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