A Reverse Coming-of-Age Story
Most people start in the countryside and dream of the city lights. My journey went the other way. After years as a successful business and lifestyle strategist, life had a different plan for me. At 45, I found myself transported back to rural Oklahoma, surrounded by family elders and a 50-year-old tool shed full of possibilities.
An Unplanned Transformation
This wasn’t a carefully curated retreat or a planned sabbatical. Initially, I hated it. But sometimes the most profound growth happens when we stop trying to grow. With no schedule to follow and no outcomes to achieve, I discovered something remarkable: the pure joy of purposeless play.
Learning Like a Child, Living Like Pippi Longstocking
Imagine a grown woman with corporate experience:
- Exploring a master builder’s tool shed like a treasure chest
- Creating an outdoor bathtub and shower from scratch
- Selling red Oklahoma soil to fascinated online friends
- Learning ancient skills from family elders
- Building, creating, and playing with complete freedom
Where Two Worlds Meet
My experience bridges two seemingly opposite worlds:
- Corporate strategy meets hands-on creation
- Digital business meets rural wisdom
- Professional expertise meets childlike wonder
- Structure meets spontaneity
- Modern life meets timeless knowledge
Why This Matters for You
My journey wasn’t just about personal transformation—it revealed universal truths about joy, confidence, and authentic living:
- True confidence comes from playful exploration, not perfect execution
- Joy doesn’t need a schedule or structure to flourish
- The skills we need most aren’t always taught in boardrooms
- Sometimes we need to step backward to leap forward
- The path to growth isn’t always a straight line
Your Guide Back to Joy
Now, as a fun and confidence coach, I don’t just teach these principles—I’ve lived them. I create spaces where others can:
- Rediscover their natural state of joy
- Play without purpose or pressure
- Create without judgment
- Connect with their inner wisdom
- Transform through unstructured exploration
A Different Kind of Coach
My approach isn’t based on theories or borrowed wisdom. It’s grounded in lived experience—the unexpected journey that taught me how returning to simplicity can lead to profound transformation. I bring both corporate understanding and barefoot wisdom to help you rediscover your own path to joy.