About Us

This overview is kind of long, but hey - I'm an elderly woman. I've always been a doer, and it's crazy to think I've been working for over 50 years. When I was younger, I felt like Scarlett O'Hara and now, as a sage elder, I'm definitely more like Professor McGonagall. I loved working so much that I never settled down with a partner, didn't have children, and traveled the world as an independent consultant advising other people so they could accomplish their goals and achieve greater success. And now, I'm focused on serving as a peacemaker and leaving a legacy that I sincerely hope helps ease pain and suffering for millions of people.

During the last eleven years; I created, honed, toned, tested and perfected the Compass Program for Navigating Life after Loss. It takes students on a journey from shattered to stability in just six weeks. It is super simple. It is insightful, innovative, and inspirational. And it works. 

My first exposure to life-derailing loss occurred in 1998 when I sustained a life-threatening brain injury in a car crash. I was evaluated at the highly respected Craig Rehabilitation Hospital in Denver and told I would never work again. Seriously! I was in the prime of my life. I was forty, fit and fabulous and had a two-year old independent, international management consulting practice that was just taking off. Several doctors advised me that I needed to take anti-depressants, pain killers and sleeping pills; sue the man who ran a red light and was cited for reckless driving after T-boning my car; and prepare for life in a wheelchair as I lived off the insurance money from the lawsuit. Crazy!

None of what they recommended made sense to me, and so I didn't do anything they suggested - no pills, no lawsuit, no wheelchair. My brain was so messed up that I didn't even collect money from the insurance company other than getting my car repaired, and never even applied for disability benefits from the government. Instead, I turned to Eastern medicine and Eastern practices to heal myself - found my sixth sense - and became an energy healer and medium. Every day I manage chronic pain without medication and creating balance is essential to being able to function.

I've also written four books - an Amazon best seller about Y2K preparedness; Enlightened by Accident - The Awakening of a Psychic Medium; Stress Free Success - Where East Meets West; and the book I believe every household should have Organic Grief - A fresh, natural approach to healing after loss. The books are all inspirational in their own ways, and I continue to try to improve my self-promotion skills (but still have some things to learn), so you won't see hundreds or even dozens of reviews, but please judge these books by their covers and check them out at Amazon. (As the first person in my family of origin to ever graduate from college, a BA in English Education from Colorado State University was the foundation for me being the writer and teacher I am today. And, I feel fortunate to have earned an MBA at the University of Colorado at Boulder.)

At some point in my own healing process, I realized that I was kind of an expert at recovering from loss. And that began a long journey of losing and learning. You name it. I've lost it. I've lost several homes, had every memory of my life stolen from a storage unit (every photo that wasn't digital, every treasure from world travels, the family recipes, my grandfather's footlocker from Pearl Harbor, and my most cherished possession - my grandmother's mixing bowl. So my heart especially goes out to those who have lost homes and possessions in natural disasters - I understand). Three months after the storage unit burglary, I lost my 27 year-old nephew to suicide. And then I lost my heart and companion Stewart - an 8 year old orange tabby cat - when we were unknowingly exposed to black mold while living in a 110 year old adobe in Santa Fe. All of those losses sucked, but the wisdom they provided is priceless.

If you are interested in offering a healing solution within your organization or to your clients or community - that offers people who are suffering from devastating loss a framework in which to get their feet back under them OR if you feel inspired to transform your own grieving journey (or both), then please schedule an assessment session with me so we talk about where you are, what you need, and all of the possibilities that we can create together.