Since I was a little girl, I always had a plan for what I would accomplish next. I was the kind of kid who made lists just so I could check things off! I got straight A’s in school, then earned a Bachelor’s degree from UCLA followed by a Master’s in Counseling at Loyola Marymount University. I was driven to keep reaching for bigger and better jobs, titles, roles and salaries, secretly convinced that some future success would be the key to unlock my satisfaction and happiness.

I kept this up for decades before a car accident forced me to step away from my career to reevaluate my priorities. Without a job or title, I had to figure out who I was, what I enjoyed, how I wanted to live and who I really wanted to be when I grew up. I returned to school to become a certified life coach with advanced studies in leadership development.

In 2018, I wrote and published a self-help memoir chronicling my journey called There’s Got to Be a Better Way: An Overachiever’s Guide to Discovering Joy. The book includes essays and stories of coaching my husband to start his own business during the 2008 recession along with adventures of raising two extraordinary children, rescuing horses and taking up surfing in my 40s!

I created The Overachiever’s Guidebook – described as “indulgent and fun!” – as a companion to provide readers with prompts and exercises designed to uncover what gives their lives meaning and joy.

Since publishing my books, my work is filtered through a spiritual lens and how I can give back to others through our nonprofit horse rescue.

You can learn more about my journey from podcasts, interviews and talks I’ve done.

“On Finding Your Better Way” – Being Inspired Radio Show with Amanda Johnson

“There’s Got to Be a Better Way” – Raising Parents 2.0 with Saloni Singh

“Connecting the Dots: Three Things I’ve Learned from a Lifetime of Volunteer Service” – National Charity League

“Animal Communication” – Transcend with Debbie

“Open Mic – Animal Communication and Loved Ones in Spirit” – Transcend with Debbie

“Animal Communication” – Transcend with Debbie on Spiritual Psychics TV