ABOUT A NURTURED LIFE & ReCONNECT GROUPS

OFFERS NERVOUS SYSTEM RECOVERY ROOTED IN BODY-BASED WISDOM

I left home at 13 after living under threat for long enough - 

It wasn’t easy & my body remembers. 

With the gentle guidance of support group facilitators & a patient self-study of my body’s way of ‘doing’ overwhelm, I found a way to understand, give voice to, & start to relieve the long term 'survival mode' tensions & numbness that were keeping me disconnected, lonely & stuck. I decided to pay it forward.

Over decades of work in youth, mental health & addiction treatment settings, I discovered many others like me who suffered in silence. 

Tapping into my Irish lineage - & my Grandmothers legacy of nurturing the human spirit - I zero in on the unique qualities we hold within that bring more ease & grace into everyday heartaches & triumphs.

My coaching programs distill all I've witnessed & learned from both mentors & clients over 12 years of professional somatic training, a decade of private coaching, & in my role as a recovery coach for a trauma/addiction center. I have seen how trauma-informed methods & the therapeutic use of props relieve physical symptoms of overwhelm & self-defeating habits & help us embody greater freedom to live fully.

The larger purpose of ReConnect Groups is to strengthen our bonds of connection at the community level, so we can face difficult, destabilizing situations from a more supported, empowered place. 

I am so grateful to Tara for so-founding this project with me <3

If you’d like to know more about how you or your people might benefit from Recovery Coaching, explore A Nurtured Life Recovery programs.

OFFERS EVIDENCE-BASED EDUCATION & MINDFULNESS BASED PRACTICES

For over a decade I've had the privilege of supporting hundreds of people with their mental health and addictions through personal support and group facilitation.  

Personally, I have found group work to be deeply transformative particularly in overcoming long-term trust issues.  Repeated exposure to sharing with others in a safe space has truly helped me let down some very big walls. This, coupled with the awareness that if I truly wanted to live from a place of well-being, I would have to take radical responsibility for how I was showing up in life. 

As a result of these decades of self-development, studies and experience, I’d love nothing better than for you to benefit from the transformative gems I have learned; the one’s I wish I would have had earlier on my path.   

As a trauma-informed meditation and mindfulness coach with practices in eco-psychology, I support you to develop presence and awareness, to build a healthier relationship with your thoughts and emotions, and to clarify your values and gain meaningful insight into what truly matters to you. 

Through the use of evidence-based tools and practices, I will help you develop the necessary skills to make the changes you want so that you can be the person you want to be and start directing your life in ways that create a healthier, richer and more meaningful existence with yourself and others.

If you’d like to go deeper into this work please find me at practicingmindfulness.capracticingmindfulness.ca