Three careers. Multiple burnouts. Moments of asking “What am I supposed to be doing with my life?”
If you are struggling with self-doubt about your next move, I’ve walked that path more than once.
My professional journey began in the pressure-cooker world of daily journalism, where long hours and overtime spent covering often hopeless news led to inevitable burnout. When I transitioned to teaching journalism in higher education, I found my calling. For more than a decade, my office became a safe space where students could wrestle with their own career questions and life transitions.
But the pandemic changed everything for me. Facing burnout once again, I found myself in uncharted territory, making my third major career change into nonprofit strategy work. Each transition reminded me how daunting new roles can feel, even when you know you’re capable of handling them.
I faced an additional onslaught of self-doubt: every major decision I’ve made has gone against how I was raised in a Christian fundamentalist environment. The Pentecostal and Southern Baptist influences, along with militant and patriarchal ideologies deemed that I was never “supposed” to go to college much less have a career outside the home. I know intimately what it feels like to doubt your capability, to wrestle with imposter syndrome, and to wonder if you have what it takes to change the world in meaningful ways.
All of my lived experiences—the career changes, the self-doubt, the courage required to go against expectations—led me to coaching. I realized that my skills as a journalist (asking the right questions, helping people translate their vision into words) combined with my years as an educator (creating safe spaces for transformation) positioned me perfectly to help other people navigate their own transitions.
Now I work with individuals who are tired of holding themselves back. Whether you’re questioning if it’s time to change professions, struggling with imposter syndrome in a new role, or ready to give back what you’ve learned, I understand the internal battle between playing it safe and stepping into your full potential.
My clients tell me our conversations are insightful and that meeting me felt like divine intervention. They discover concepts and ideas they’d never considered before, and often find themselves in uncharted territory with the vulnerability they feel comfortable expressing in our co-created space.
I’m certified through Master My Life and currently pursuing credentialing with the International Coaching Federation. My approach combines proven coaching methodologies with the questioning skills of an empathetic journalist and the supportive environment of a trusted educator.
I believe you have everything within you to create the impact you’re meant to make. Sometimes you just need the right person to help you see it clearly and take confident action.