Hi friend, I’m Nicole. Welcome to our little corner of the internet. I’ve spent the last 10 years on a personal journey of self-discovery, healing, and growth. My path started with becoming a yoga teacher then spiritual director and then a life coach. The most recent training I did began in 2017, which was a 600 hour certification to become a sex, love, and relationship coach. During this time I completely deconstructed my Christian faith and although I still had a deep belief in God and my spiritual experiences continuously led to encounters with Christ I thought I would never attend church again.

However, this led me into a very dark depression that I feared would never lift. Thankfully Mike, my husband of 29 years was able to hold loving space for me and never push his agenda. During this he began attending Catholic mass, something completely new. We were both raised non-denominational, charismatic, and fundamentalist which was an interesting mix with some positive and some negative qualities and experiences.

In September of 2021 I was in the deepest depression of my life, fighting constant thoughts of wanting to exit this life and begging God to help me. One morning, after a month of this I had a profound spiritual experience that shifted me completely and during this I felt a desire to join Mike at mass. I walked into the most beautiful building I’d ever seen and felt such a sense of peace. It took me a very long time and a lot of patience from my priest and teachers before I was able to say a whole hearted yes to full confirmation. We took our first communion as Catholics on December 10th of this year and I’ve never felt more at peace and in alignment with God and my truest self.

In our marriage we have experienced many difficulties and at times it felt like our relationship was barely surviving. We have done the work AND received the grace of healing our relationship and are living in a marriage of deep love and connection, having moved from survival to THRIVING. And I feel confident that the best is yet to come.

We have raised 4 boys who are now men, each with their own unique struggles and gifts. Thankfully we learned from our mistakes. I became a stepmother at 22 years old which was not an easy task. Yet we all love each other and they have forgiving my many shortcomings during those early years. I believe that by facing difficult times as parents and being willing to learn and let go of our pride we bring a deep well of knowledge in this area.

Mike retired 4 years ago and after journeying with me all of these years has agreed to help me in this endeavor to support individuals and couples as coaches. We are currently in a development phase as we explore what this will look like. He loves being retired and we will be careful not to overload either of our schedules so we can continue to honor my love for living slowly.

Stay tuned for where all of this is headed. We both are dreaming of just how beautiful this new partnership will be.