Group Facilitation & Consulting

It didn’t happen overnight. Working through dozens of processes and looking for lasting solutions was both a personal and professional mission for me for many years. After escaping my violent marriage, I was angry, exhausted, and stuck. Even as I climbed a (new) professional ladder rapidly and with great success, I knew there was more I needed - and more the people around me needed as well.

I heard and overheard phrases like, ‘Everything happens for a reason.’, and ‘But that’s over now, and it’s time to move on.’ in so many settings. These platitudes don't just minimize trauma, they create a narrative where feelings are made illegitimate, where resentment and confusion grows, and where resiliency circles, (falling down and getting up over and over without moving forward) thrive. People and organizations get stuck. 

When I discovered post-traumatic growth work, its relationship to resiliency, and learned that no one needs to settle, everything changed. I didn’t need to minimize or ‘forget’ my trauma, but instead how to actually leverage it as an opportunity for fostering greater strength. I learned to retell my story without the shame and how to cast myself as the hero, not the victim. I came to understand that survival wasn’t the end of my journey: it was the very beginning. I also learned how powerful of a transformation organizations can make by using this same approach to their group. Incorporating resiliency, post-traumatic growth, and trauma-informed practices, I'm here to teach you how to do it, too.