I am known as a woman of unwavering strength who uses my battle scars to help others find their courage. 

What really put my courage muscles to the test was the devastation of losing my only daughter, Jamie, over and over, to the addiction Beast, and ultimately to an unsolved murder!

 I stood up in my darkest days, after riding my Roller Coaster From Hell with my Codependent Enabler Beast, while Jamie lost herself to addiction, and I was powerless to stop her. She was shot in 2004, something I found nearly impossible to believe. The most gifted person I have ever known and loved was self-destructing, and I was headed in the same direction.

In August, 2016, I got that knock on the door no mother can prepare for - Jamie had been shot again; this time fatally. Once again, I had to stand up and fight for happiness, peace, and purpose. I had to learn to live with a hole in my heart.

I use my journey and decades of experience teaching and training to empower you to stand up and fight, whatever you may be facing. We can do this together. I am standing with you!