My Story

I am often asked how I got into coaching. Here's the story:

I grew up in Long Beach, California where the relaxed environment seemed to focus on enjoying life and creating a lifestyle of abundance. I felt there was something lacking in this purely pleasure-seeking world. I learned the value of taking time to enjoy life, yet I knew many people who seemed to have everything they could need and want, but just didn’t seem happy.

When I was five years old, my family was exposed to Chabad. In that world I found meaning, joy, passion, spirituality, and I know at that young age that I wanted to have a combination of. I was drawn to the spiritual. My parents say that I was the light that drew the family to pursue an authentic Torah-oriented Jewish lifestyle. As I grew I realized that there is value in both spiritual and material life. It’s so important to find a way to combine and not focus only on one.

 Then I met my amazing husband. We were very young and idealistic and wanted to help other people. With a blessing from the Lubavitcher Rebbe, we went on shlichus to Raleigh, North Carolina. We really dedicated ourselves to teaching and outreach.

Somewhere along the way, I lost the message of having joy in life and combining that with one’s spiritual practice. In our 18th year in Raleigh I faced some burnout, and hired a life coach to help me. With the coach’s guidance, I experienced the power of coaching firsthand and revitalized my life and purpose. I worked things out and gained lots of clarity. I learned how to operate from a place of self-compassion, which brought so much vitality and new life into my home, family, life and work.

Pretty soon I saw the value in becoming a practitioner and coach to help others. As I got support I got training. For example, I did a four-year coach training and got certified in many different areas. I also enjoy participating in and leading retreats.

What I teach, I live. I love coaching coaches.