Manifesting Change is my Superpower
As life changes, who will you get to become?
It took me years and a lot of seeking to truly figure out who I was. For years, I ran away from myself, making change after change, looking for fulfillment. But, no matter where I landed, the same doubts, fears, and tired old stories came with me.
The real shift came when I stopped changing my circumstances and started changing my relationship with myself. I finally discovered that most of what I believed about who I was… wasn’t even true.
When the inside shifts, everything else follows.
Now, as a guide, I help others do the same: return to who they really are, let go of what’s holding them back, and step into a life that feels authentic, alive, and wide open to possibility.
I rediscovered my joy in being of service.
The Long & Winding Road of Self-Discovery
It started for me the same as it does for others.
For much of my life, I carried stories about who I thought I was or wasn’t. Stories like I don’t matter. I don’t belong. I’m not lovable. I’m not smart enough.
These stories shaped how I showed up in the world. They became the lens through which I experienced everything — my work, my relationships, and even my sense of self. I wore a mask, a persona I had carefully crafted to protect myself. Behind that mask, I built a wall that kept me safe… but also kept me distant.
Over time, that protection came with a price. I often felt like I was on the outside looking in, comparing myself to others, doubting my worth, and staying quiet when I had something to say. I was a good listener to everyone but myself. I had many friends, but few relationships where I allowed myself to be truly myself seen.
I tried to do “all the right things,” but it just wasn’t enough.
Professionally, I had two successful careers and earned a master’s degree from Yale. Achievements that, on paper, looked impressive. Yet I often questioned whether I was “enough.” I moved cities more than once, believing that maybe this time, a fresh start would bring the fulfillment I was searching for. Each move helped for a while, but eventually the same restlessness would return. Despite all I had accomplished, I couldn’t shake the feeling that something was still missing, a void I couldn’t quite name. I had a quiet voice inside whispering, “There’s got to be something more.”
I tried to do “all the right things,” but it just wasn’t enough.
I began to explore that voice. I sought therapy, worked with coaches, and attended self-development workshops, all of which helped me uncover pieces of myself. I learned that I was great at supporting others, but not nearly as kind or compassionate toward myself. No matter how many external changes I made — a new job, a new city, a new start — I couldn’t seem to experience myself differently enough to shift those old internal stories.
Even the hard work of self-discovery wasn’t enough.
Through doing the work of self-discovery, I finally began to understand that the stories I carried weren’t random. They were rooted in childhood experiences, moments of pain, confusion, and fear that I never had the tools to fully process.
Therapy, workshops, and coaching opened the door to healing, but my most profound transformation began when I finally hit a wall, a spiritual, emotional, and physical stopping point. My heart was speaking louder than my head, telling me something else had to change.
Then it hit me. I knew what I needed to do.
The desire to be of service had always lived in the background of my life. I never quite understood what that meant or even looked like until a moment that now feels divinely orchestrated. I reached out to a coach I’d known for years and learned about her coach’s training program. One week later, without hesitation, I was enrolled.
Looking back, I know that wasn’t a coincidence. It was synchronicity. It was the universe meeting me exactly where I was ready to grow.
The more I connect with spirit and the universe, the more I understand how deeply I am supported. The signs have always been there; I just hadn’t learned how to see them.
Transformation coaching helped me get my life back.
Since training in transformational coaching, I’ve continued peeling back the stories I once believed about myself. And underneath it all, I found something I had never truly trusted, a quiet, steady knowing that …
I am lovable
I belong
I am smart
I matter
That knowing changed everything. I stopped living from fear and started living from trust. I let go of striving and started listening to my body, my intuition, my truth. And for the first time in my life, I feel grounded, open, and at peace. But most importantly, I like who I am.
That’s what real transformation looks like. And that’s the kind of rediscovery I now guide others through.
Authenticity is the heart of transformational rediscovery.
I used to think becoming my “authentic self” meant reinventing who I was — that I had to strive, fix, or prove something.
But I’ve come to understand something essential: authenticity isn’t something we build, it’s something we remember.
Beneath the roles we’ve played, the stories we’ve absorbed, and the expectations we’ve carried, our true selves have always been there — waiting patiently to be seen, heard, and trusted again.
My work as a guide is about helping you return to that knowing.
Not to become someone new, but to finally come home to who you’ve always been.
“Authenticity isn’t something we build; it’s something we remember.”
Why I now share this work with others.
I know what it’s like to feel stuck — to look successful on the outside while feeling quietly unfulfilled on the inside. I know the weight of expectations, the pressure to keep pushing, and the fear that choosing a new direction means starting from scratch.
And I also know we’re living in an incredibly challenging time. In the U.S., life feels uncertain, polarized, and overwhelming. Many of us are navigating constant change and the exhaustion of trying to “hold it all together.”
Whether we name it or not, most of us are operating in survival mode. We are doing our best to function while longing for something steadier, more meaningful, and more hopeful. That’s why this work matters so deeply to me.
Even in the chaos, there is possibility.
Even in noise, there is great wisdom.
Even in survival, there is choice.
Could transition coaching be right for you?
If you’re moving through change — shifting roles, starting over, or simply longing for more — this work offers a space to pause, reflect, and reconnect with your true self.
I created What’s Next to help people navigate the uncertain in-between with clarity, compassion, and self-trust. You don’t need to have it all figured out. You just need to be ready to begin.