My Personal Journey

I was born in Deadwood SD in 1948 and have lived in the Black Hills of South Dakota most of my life. I’ve traveled and lived briefly in other areas of the world, including: Paris, France; Cologne, Germany; Fairbanks and Homer AK, the big island HI, Minneapolis MN, Vermillion SD, Ft. Collins CO, and Stockton CA. For the past 20 years I lived and worked in Rapid City SD.

I recently moved into my dream home in the Black Hills near the Wyoming border. I am working from home and enjoying the luxury of setting my own hours and spending time with my daughter and three grandsons who live 20 minutes away. My mother joins me in her own home on our property each summer.

I am getting to know my new hometown of Custer and volunteering in the public school using my life coaching skills to present workshops and coach students and parents. I also spend time walking in the nearby National Forest, water coloring, reading, and writing in my journal and on my dissertation. A corgi puppy named Falling recently came to live with me and joins me on my walks. I love to travel, and my next travel adventure will be a month long trip around Mexico with women friends.

My life journey has included:

oldest of four sisters
25 + years of education
marriage
divorce
widowed
2000 mile bicycle trip
motherhood
living alone
death of my father
private counseling practice

addiction recovery
corporate admin work
entrepreneurship
school counselor
geriatrics nurse’s aide
gold miner
school administrator
adult education instructor
educational consultant
manager vegan restaurant

magazine editor
desktop publishing
watercolor artist
multicultural relations work
women’s studies
addiction studies
personal growth enthusiast
spiritual path
daily sitting meditation
dance meditation

I would love to join you on your life journey.

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