YES!

YOU came here to be more.

Ever think or feel:

• There is more to me than I am currently experiencing.

• I know I can be in better physical, emotional, and mental shape.

• Am I truly enjoying my life?

• Am I comfortable in my own skin?

• Am I enjoying being me as I get older?

In my role as a Lived Experience Life Coach, I draw wisdom from my own life experience.

Being the third child of four latchkey kids whose alcoholic father left when my brother was only three weeks old, my siblings and I raised ourselves.

My single mother, who grew up in Mexico and only finished third grade, worked long hours to support our family. Although she tried her best, her absence left us with little emotional support and no affirmation for our growth into strong individuals-instead we identified with our situation and relatives' pity.

In my case, I wondered why I was even born and questioned my value. In high school, I followed my father's example by using alcohol to dull my pain, feign my confidence, and gain social acceptance.

My first boyfriend, who I married at 22, exaggerated my lack of self-worth by constantly criticizing and controlling everything I said and did.

For years, I believed that I could never be loved despite my flaws. Remarried and with three children, I established myself as an ambitious breadwinner, a caring mother, and a perfect wife who deserved love and respect.

My real estate business became my lifeline, replacing pieces of my crumbling self-esteem. I learned to understand different personalities, how to deal with challenges, how to set goals, manifest my inner drive, and ultimately, how to love and support myself.

After I divorced my husband and became self-sufficient, I was alienated from much of my family. Had I not found inner strength and trusted guidance I previously could not hear, I would have succumbed to the rejection and financial hardship.