In  my spare time not teaching, working with clients, or writing - I LOVE to travel with my family either around North Carolina or anywhere there are mountains and water (we aren't beach-y people - give us mountains and grizzlies any day). We love getting out on our Harley or hopping in the Jeep for family road trips. As soon as the nice weather rolls around here in the mountains, we love to hike, fish, and enjoy time in our yard taking in the view, playing with our animals, and  gardening. I recently added to my gardening love by started our own little subsistence garden for veggies and fruits. (PSA: Three little cucumber plants can abso-LUTELY require a new love for pickles because...wow...they're prolific!) I also love to read and take courses on ANYTHING mind or mind-body related. I am pretty sure that Jeff Bezos has taken a few vacations from my book purchases alone.

Of all the things I love and all the things that have made me who I am and who I'll grow to be - our kids always have been and always will be the center of it all. Our oldest son followed in his Dad's footsteps and became a United States Marine, and our youngest is going to be our family's first Sherriff's Deputy. I've been so in awe of the two of them and the men they've grown into. Our Marine has wanted to earn his EGA since he was 3 and our soon-to-be Police Officer has wanted nothing else since he was 5...And here we are - one goal down and one in-process. Our oldest held his dream for 20 years and our youngest for 16.

And then there's me. I think I switched dream jobs almost daily during my entire childhood.....and even into early'ish adulthood until I found what I can only describe as a missing piece I didn't know I had. I started my passion (obsession) through my own struggle with trauma from an abusive relationship (trauma, by the way, that I thought I was "over") and the residual and very heavy guilt from un-treated and ignored PPD. The impact it made helped me to see that it's something EVERYONE should be taught to use. So, here I am...just a few years past 20 (ha) and more than a decade deep into a dream job I could only wish I knew sooner. But I'm so unbelievably grateful that I can jump in every day and feel invigorated and excited to do what I do. As I was creating topics for the blog and newsletter I'll be releasing soon, over THREE hours went by as I "brain-dumped" and I still feel like there's so much more to capture. That's how I know I found my "spot" - when I get so lost in what I'm doing and feel almost electrified with the ideas pouring out of my head and onto paper (yes, I still use paper...I said I'm a FEW years past 20, remember?). It almost feels like my hand can't write fast enough to capture what's coming from my mind. Of course, part of that could be my adult-diagnosed ADD, but I'm okay with that. Being "neuro-spicy" has its gifts - I bet I could think of 400 things in the time it takes you to think of 10. But that's a whole blog post in itself. Well, that's me in a nutshell. I'm just a soul having a proud mom experience who has a lot to learn, limiting beliefs I'm still working on (because I'm human), lessons to grow from, and experience and knowledge to share.