bring in the joy on your path to wellbeing
Wellbeing is a skill.
Mindset,future thinking and behavior change are key.
Work with me!
Invite me to your next retreat or program to share the practices that support transforative results.
As your coach, I can support you on your growth and development to successful wellbeing and leadership.
“Hammocking is a verb.”
The Way of the Hammock Designing Calm for a Busy Life combines the best practices of mindfulness, wellbeing, and creativity so you can make each day your best. You get to pick and try on the practices that are best for you.
I draw on a designer’s method of visualization and iteration to help you maintain beauty and ease throughout the change process. Designers know that a playful attitude and mindset are essential to insight and innovation … and why should they have all the fun!
You’ll learn to:
Learn a designer’s mindset for a creative life
Implement simple, straightforward techniques for overcoming challenges
Use design tools to enhance creativity and reduce stress
It may seem counterintuitive in our busy world that taking the time to relax will help us to be productive. The truth is that when we practice active relaxation we are changing our neural pathways and creating a calmer mind.
About
I’m a city-country girl. I grew up in Chicago and spent summers in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. My summers in Wisconsin introduced me to the way of the hammock and the power of slow.
It was in the summers that I felt my best with nature, swimming, art, fresh farm food, and hammocking.
Wellbeing is a skill.
I share tools to create the mindset and behaviors to achieve goals. My focus today is on the science of future thinking for creating sustainable change.
My background
I hold an MSE in Counseling Education from the University of Wisconsin and have served on the faculty at the University of Virginia for 24 years, first as Assistant Director for Health Promotion and later as Director of Studies for the International Residential College. As a consultant, I developed and taught the Mindful Executive program for the MBA Executives Program at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business, as well as a Mindful Leadership course at the University of Virginia's McIntire School of Commerce. In addition, I have been a guest faculty with the Federal Executive Institute and The Brookings Institute, focusing on bringing my Mindful Leadership program into the workplace. Currently and for the past eight years I am an executive coach with BetterUp, a premiere coaching company, serving executives at NASA, Google, Hilton, Warner Media, and Snap Inc. and many more.
I live near Wrightsville Beach in beautiful North Carolina, and I enjoy surf swimming, pickleball, painting, and live music.
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Daily drawing & painting
I draw daily and paint occasionally. I love tiny paintings and mostly paint with acrylics and watercolors.
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Conversations that change lives
As an executive coach, I support leaders in mindset and behaviour change. The results are leaders gain resilience, tap into creativity, and reach their goals.
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Speaker & Workshops
I teach. You relax. It’s awesome. Invite me to speak at your next conference or retreat on the value and skills of Future Thinking.
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Lemonade Stand - Happy Startup
I love combining wellbeing with design. My vision is make mindfulness wearable- t-shirts, totes, cards, & stickers that serve as daily reminders to practice aloha: kindness, generosity, compassion and joy.
