“Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.” —William James
In my former life, I managed architects. Now I’m married to one. I need all the help I can get…and I’ve found it. I am re-storying my life daily.
As a teacher and a writer now, there is nothing better than helping people explore and re-story their lives, which is what I’ve been doing since 1995.
I’ve been told that my irreverent sense of humor coupled with my encouraging and experiential facilitation style creates a safe space for participants to shape their lives through “daily practice” tools, the foundation of which is journaling. I ask you, if you’re not creating your life story, who is? You can choose to create your life rather than live by default. I can’t re-story your life, but you can, and that’s why these workshops are immensely successful.”
If it’s important to know, I am a graduate of Indiana University and Leadership Austin and have won two really cool awards: the Sam Walton Community Leadership Award and Zachary Scott’s Volunteer of the Year Award.
Over the years, I have served on several neat civic boards including The Crossings Retreat Center Program Advisory Board, Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce, Pflugerville Chamber of Commerce, and Zachary Scott Theatre Center.
Currently, I am a member of the National Story Circle Network Board of Directors, the Seton Cove and the Writers’ League of Texas, and am writing a memoir about the kidnapping of my older two children.
If you’re curious, here’s my list of former clients and presentations:
• Austin American Society for Training and Development
• Austin Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
• Barnes & Noble Mind and Spirit Speaker Series
• Brackenridge Hospital Tranquility Place
• Central Texas City Secretaries Association
• The Crossings Staff
• Ecumenical Center for Religion and Health and Methodist Healthcare Ministries
• Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd Church Women
• First Baptist’s Church Women’s Weekend Retreat
• Foundation for the Homeless
• Greystar Management
• Highland Park Baptist Church
• Journal Conference 2008: The Power of Writing, Denver
• Leadership Cedar Park
• Multiple Private Groups
• Older Adult Connection
• Omega at the Crossings Austin Thanksgiving Retreat
• Powerful You! Women’s Network Austin
• The Regis Institute: A Learning and Spirituality Center
• Seton Cove, A Spirituality Center
• Seton Lakeway Associates
• Skippy Express Team, Brackenridge Children’s Hospital
• St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
• Story Circle Network Women’s National Memoir Conference (2004, 2008, 2010)
• Story Circle Network Writing from Life Retreat (2008)
• Tarrytown United Methodist Church Stephen’s Ministry
• Truth Be Told (workshop for incarcerated women), GEO Prison, Lockhart
• WELCA (Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America)
• Wisdom At Work
I may be old but I have re-storied my life. And even though I am old (in a good way), I’m happy to be alive. Life itself is a daily practice and there’s no end to becoming.