For employees: work-life balance is a myth and sexist/toxic work places can be burnout dumpster fires . If you're stressed and anxious about work, if the tension is bleeding into your personal life, Sensory Nourishment can help.

For business owners, executives, and team leaders:  if the weight of responsibility is heavy on your shoulders, if other people's drama is draining your capacity to lead and innovate,  nourishing your nervous system will not only serve you, it will also benefit your team. Our coaching can center on your needs, and if needed, we can also support your team with workshops that will increase productivity and improve interpersonal relationships.

From cradle to college and beyond, parenting is the hardest, most crucial role we take. Parents need and deserve more support.  Postpartum depression is common (and kicked my ass thrice) and many moms are blindsided by a "parting depression" when kids move out. I developed the The Sensory Nourishment method in response to my own journey of healing from postpartum depression before putting it to good use to survive breast cancer. I've been supporting mothers with PPD and other challenges since 2012. I'm also a certified Parent-Talk guide, this wonderful system  (authored by Thomas Haller and Chick Moorman) is designed to provide practical strategies for raising confident, caring, responsible kids from toddlers to teens. Are you navigating the steep terrain of co-parenting with conflicting parenting style or priorities? I can help you keep your sanity while picking your battles. 

Grief can feel devastating, but it can also be life and love affirming. Whether you're grieving the loss of loved ones, or the loss of hopes and dreams, Sensory Nourishment can help you keep head above water in the natural and necessary process of grieving, reducing the chances of descending into despair and depression.  This "Good Grief  Work" is extra dear to my heart, and I work with individuals, families, and community groups, in person and online.  

Sensory Nourishment is not a medical treatment, and certainly not a silver bullet or a cure, but comforting your nervous system and unshaming your self-talk can go a long way in reducing the suffering, fear, and rage involved.

Learn the habits and strategies that helped my formerly raging ADHD become a healthy partnership between a beautiful spicy brain and the limited time-energy bandwidth.

Monogamy is not for everyone and it's not morally superior.  Marriage is certainly not for the faint of heart, and still, billions of people give it a go. Most couples enter this commitment while having no skills to help it survive the inevitable hardships and shitstorms, parenting disagreements, the dry spells* and the indiscretions that might follow, and all the challenges that money, in-laws, and hormonal changes throw at it. 
I bring to the table 33 years of a (mostly) wonderful marriage.  Successful monogamy doesn't just happen, it's hard work, let's keep it a labor of love.

*Dry spell lubrication, anyone? If you've been feeling guilt and shame over the loss of interest in sex, let's talk. Regardless of gender, nobody should ever have to "take one for the team", and at the same time,  why  settle for life without sensual intimacy? I love supporting the vulnerable and courageous quest for restoring a sex life. 

Should you stay or should you go?
Whether it's a marriage, a friendship, or a job, combining life coaching with nervous system comfort can effectively unclog these dilemmas. I've had the privilege of helping people leave bad situations with dignity and I'm even more proud of the times I've helped people stay in situations that needed care-full calibration to become good again.  We'll work towards rebuilding trust and intimacy or on minimizing contact.
We'll grieve losses and celebrate baby steps.

We'll never demand forgiveness or hurry love.
We'll get off the exploding/apologizing hamster wheel, and who knows, your ex, your boss, or your kids might just thank us later (or not, either way it s a win).

Your anger is valid, and in today's world, rage is common and understandable, yet both feelings can wreak havoc on your life. Many "anger management" programs manage to make people feel ashamed of their feelings but not more quipped to handle them. Working to calm your nervous system while addressing the unmet needs that fuel the emotional fires is a much more compassionate and effective approach.

It's really hard to love our bodies. Whether we don't like how we look (too much this or not enough that) dislike how we function (aches, injuries, illness, aging), it's easier and more common to feel shame rather than love, even if on the intellectual level we understand that the body is miraculous. We won't goad you to love your curves or stretch marks (or whatever body hangups of injuries you're nursing) nor shame you for hating them. Instead, of judging your body, we'll help you work WITH it to feel better in it. So much of our emotional load is stored in the body -- honoring the sadness, fear, and grief that are pert of this complex web can bring substantial relief, emotionally and physically.

Hate flying? Dental care or (insert worst nightmare here) make you want to crawl out of your skin? I've got you! No need to embrace your fears (yuck!) because this is not about exposure therapy, it's about learning how to bolster yourself so your phobias stop being the boss of you.

For the past 7 years, I've been cultivating creative ways to navigate this "natural" disaster like it's a (S)Hero's Journey.
Spoiler: there's no treasure chest at the end, and that's a good thing, cause there are lots of diamonds among the landmines in this shitty, oops, shifty terrain. Instead of going on with the metaphors, let's meet for a free discovery call to talk about your specifics. 

Other Challenges Accepted

Hardships are easier to bare with a nourished nervous system and with a caring guide so you are not alone on this path. Let's talk.