My Story
I grew up in the Christian/Lutheran tradition and attended church mostly every Sunday. When I was little and sitting in church, the teachings that evoked shame or fear never resonated with me. From a very young age I thought to myself, I know why there are so many religions…. it’s because God knows that everybody can’t fit through one door. I don’t believe there is a hell. I believe God is pure Love and that all doors lead to the same place. I believe people of all faiths, and even those without a conscious faith, will all return to the same place of the nonphysical at the end of their human journey.
After years of learning Christian teachings, I began exploring and being curious about other teachings and practices. The Power of Now was the first book that I read that presented teachings that were broader; which intrigued me. It also scared me to be expanding into other ways of thinking about God. I worried about how this contradicted some of the things that I had been taught in church. I remember meeting with my pastor about my fears. On that day she reassured me that my journey into other readings was an indication of my maturing faith. I trusted her and am so thankful to this day for her wisdom and reassurance.
Reading The Power of Now taught me about the importance of awareness of the mind and led me to learning Mindfulness Meditation. Becoming a daily meditator enabled me to start discovering my inner world and connecting to an awareness of greater consciousness. This is when I started to experience the joy, freedom and peace of being connected to God and Universal Consciousness in a way that I had never experienced before. I expanded to practicing a wide variety of meditations and their teachings.
The next 10 years became a whirlwind of change for me. I began yoga and was exposed to the yoga Sutras. I learned more about Buddhism and studied the work of Jack Kornfield and Tara Barach. That was crucial to me taking the leap to start incorporating spiritual teachings into my work with my clients. When I look back now I can see how the momentum of my change kept building and moving me forward. I read about the Law of Attraction. I learned about Ester Hicks and become a student of Abraham. I went to the I Can Do It conferences multiple times, where I met psychics, psychic psychologists and regression therapists. I learned about Earnest Holmes and the Science of Mind. I started learning about energy healing and received my Reiki training. I learned of the Gnostic Gospels, the Christian Mystics, and Richard Rohr. This enabled me to find a bridge back to my Christian roots in a way that felt right to me. I mention all of these things as a way of helping you to understand the incredible way in which Spirit and my Higher Self led me down the path to the next thing, and then the next thing. I have such awe for how Spirit has been active in my life.
My ideas about what happens to us after we die, why we are here and how we are supported have been influenced by my study of Michael Newton’s work and Diane Morrin’s book Untying the Karmic Knot. When I read Michael Newton’s book Journey of Souls I was moved in a way that I had never experienced. It was as though I was reading what I already knew. In essence I was re-remembering. It is that experience and my later experience with an LBL hypnotherapist that led me to become an LBL hypnotherapist and Spiritual Mentor.
Over the years, I have had several people describe the same re-remembering experience. I am a firm believer in past lives, which many people don’t realize is no longer in dispute. (For more about that read The Boy Who Knew Too Much, referenced on the resources page.) In addition to this I have studied and trained with Sonia Choquette, a world renowned psychic and spiritual teacher. Working with her and her daughter, Sonia Tully, has given me the intuitive skills to stay connected to my higher Self and my Divine support. My clients benefit from that everyday as I receive guidance during sessions. Most recently I have developed a regular practice of Qi Gong. I am a perpetual student on the spiritual path and it is my greatest joy. Spirit continues to lead me in unexpected ways. My journey continues to evolve and so can yours.