Welcome

As a CPA, CMA who dedicated 20+ years adding value to and growing within corporate finance and planning roles for large, international organizations, I have always been more drawn to why we behave the way we do, and how we relate with one another, whether in leadership positions, within teams, and also in our friend groups and families. 

My ongoing drive and curiosity to better understand human nature and what shapes our organizational team cultures, similar to that of our family and community cultures, inspired me to change my career path to human resources in the fall of 2018, completing my CHRP designation by September 2020.

I have earned the valuable experience of gaining first-hand insight with respect to the intersection of culture and team dynamics by leading, developing, and coaching teams throughout my career.

Reporting to senior executive leaders honed my awareness that how we meet the moment directly impacts team engagement. And collaborating with peers taught me how to enter conflict productively to still arrive at a preferred outcome, while maintaining the quality of the relationship.

These lessons, not surprisingly, are equally valuable for our relationships at home. How we meet each moment, and how effectively we address conflict in our personal relationships has a direct effect on the closeness of our connections. 

The common thread in all of work, in all of life, is that how well we understand our feelings, and the degree to which we accurately express our emotions in a socially responsible manner that invites empathy, determines our level of fulfillment, growth and success. 

I have spent my entire adult life being inquisitive about, studying and learning everything I can regarding human behaviour, neuroscience and neuroplasticity, organizational psychology, leadership theory, spirituality...whatever helps me access the complexities of how we are all interconnected, and how we motivate and influence one another with our emotional energy and intention. 

Emotional intelligence is the universal bridge between our physiological sensations and the cognitive interpretation we assign to these important signals though the beliefs we hold. 

I have come to understand, partly from the learned experience of rebuilding my own platform of self-worth after internalizing toxic shame reinforced through childhood experiences, and partly from applied theory, that everything we think, say, and do is a candid reflection of the beliefs we hold of ourselves, of others, and of the world; our worldview being the lens of perception through which we experience our lives. 

Understanding our emotions is the gateway to self-awareness and empathy, which require vulnerability. And vulnerability is the foundation for courage, truth, and integrity...at home, at work, and everywhere in between.

Emotional intelligence amplifies our ability to understand and balance emotions. Emotions precede every thought and behaviour, which influence the meaning and result of every life experience.  

When we master ourselves, we master our lives. 

We start where we are. The path will rise to meet us. 

It's that simple.