Hardships are inevitable. Grief and pain are part of life and denying that makes our struggles even more difficult. I love life and believe in the transformative power of positive thought, kindness and compassion and know firsthand that there are more layers in life than the bright and shiny ones. Our work is to own ALL our pieces and ALL our experiences. Our strength comes from utilizing our resources to be fully seen, fully heard and fully expressed.
As a grief walker and active joy seeker, I hold a very real lived experience of learning to walk with the tough stuff. I'll never claim to have it all figured out- each life, path and challenge are as unique as the person experiencing them. Though there is something to be said for sharing your story with someone who ('gets it') has been to the depths of grief and Trauma and knows the challenges associated with creating a life of wellness, wholeness and joyful expression despite it all.
I seek to inspire courage, connection and creative alchemy- the kind that turns pain into purpose, vulnerability into power, and longing into meaningful action.
meet KElly
With hundreds of hours of coaching and team personal development experience I take pride in knowing that my clients are held, heard and supported in integral ways that allow for personal enrichment while remaining inline with all ICF (International Coaching Federation) guidelines and ethics.
My Coaching Education has been provided by the Mindfulness Coaching School which adheres to the highest standards of educational and ethical requirement for their coaches.
Credentials are important to me as well- here are some of mine:
work with me
Bodywork, coaching, ritual and retreat facilitation allows me to create safe, transformative spaces for folks to connect with their inner truths and reimagine their lives. Blending compassion, spiritual insights and practical wisdom clients embrace both grief and their joy as sources of strength and inspiration.
feel to heal
- 15 years of coaching and development in cooperate retail structures.
- 350+ hours of one-on-one and group client sessions
- 200+ hours of ICF approved professional coach training
- Advanced level facilitator with Grief Recovery Method
- Grief Coaching Certification through The Institute of Professional Grief Coaching
Coaching Credentials
- 1,000+ hours of supervised Massage Therapy training from 2014
- Certified in Neuromuscular Therapy techniques since 2015
- Pre and Post Natal massage
- Sports Massage and Trigger Point therapies
- Cupping and myofascial release
- Trauma sensitive somatic massage
Certified bodyworker since 2015
Bodywork Credentials
- 25 years of mindfulness meditation study & practice
- Certified 200+hr. Yoga Teacher with Asheville Yoga Center 2016
- Training in ancestral healing practices and ritual arts
- Co-founder of Explore & Expand Retreats
- Travel Maven and Retreat facilitator for adventure & fulfillment
alternative modalities & skills
The Other Pieces
I am a passionate spiritual seeker that occasionally goes on profanity laced rants and truly wants to be her very best self (as long as that still means that I can occasionally lounge on the couch to binge old Shitts Creek episodes on Netflix) and make some sort of positive impact before I croak. My time away from work is spent exploring new ways to satisfy the dopamine cravings of my nuerospicey brain through creating art with my mom, hanging with my man and two of the coolest teenagers on the planet or in the company of raucous laughter producing friends.
As a woman who has… lets say, “seen some shit”, I try to embrace the magical mundane of all that is this ever brief life with some semblance of humor and gratitude as I continue to shift, change and ever alchemize. There have been a thousand versions of me before the one that is now and I look forward to meeting the woman that I am currently working hard to become. As soon as I think I have “me” figured out, life throws a curve ball so I attempt to continue holding curiosity about the walking contradiction that is the ever-evolving ME.
In short, I am: a traveling, animal loving, homebody pacifist that WILL fight for human rights, loves homemade meals and kitten and puppy dog snuggles; a massage therapist with a weird hang about being touched by strangers; a health nut sugar addict that can’t quite say “no” to cheese and “yes” to cardio; a patient, quite relishing introvert that can’t pass up any invitation to a rave; a mostly happy, music loving, craft making, “someday it will be finished” book writing, food enjoying, mantra chanting, hopelessly optimistic 40 something. For now.
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