I grew up in a small mountain town in Colorado, surrounded by beauty. When I think about what brought me solace and wonder in those years, three things come to mind: the old rickety upright piano in our living room that I would play for hours at a time, a peach journal where I poured out my thoughts, and long afternoons riding Big Wheels around the deck with my brother Will.
In many ways, those same things still shape my life today. I write and play music that I hope brings beauty, honesty, and hope into the world. I write to better understand myself and to help others feel less alone. And I treasure the relationships and community that make life meaningful.
After many years of writing songs behind closed doors, I finally began touring in 2002. For the next 13 years, I traveled all over the world, from castles in Germany to villages in India. Along the way, I taught songwriting workshops internationally, offered free music lessons to refugees in San Diego, and recorded an album of original songs written by friends experiencing homelessness at a shelter in San Francisco where I taught songwriting.
Eventually, after years of traveling, I felt ready to build a different kind of life rooted more deeply in community. I began teaching piano, voice, beginner guitar, songwriting, and music theory lessons — and unexpectedly discovered what would become one of the greatest joys of my life. I still leave many lessons amazed that I get to help people discover their creativity, confidence, and voice through music.
Over time, I also realized that the thread running through all of my work — music, writing, teaching, and storytelling — was the same thread that drew me toward coaching. I became a certified life coach because I love helping people move through fear, shame, stuckness, and self-doubt into lives that feel more honest, courageous, and fully alive. My coaching work focuses heavily on mindset, self-talk, creativity, identity, and learning to become a compassionate observer of our inner world.
I continue to love writing as well. My first book, Getting Naked Later: Making Sense of the Unexpected Single Life, was published by Harvest House. I have also written a new book, Change Your Story, One Thought at a Time, which will be self-published and explores healing our inner narratives with compassion, awareness, and healthier self-talk.
But the greatest joy of my life is my family. I have the privilege of being married to my wonderful husband Justin, and together we are raising our four amazing step-kids in a beautiful cabin in the mountains of North Carolina that he built by hand. It is a life full of music, creativity, laughter, healing, community, and gratitude — and I'm so glad you're here.