After college I began teaching elementary students and when I left public school to be a SAHM, I was helping launch a program for autistic children. When I reentered the workforce, I pivoted to teaching natural childbirth classes and became a full spectrum doula. This allowed me to still be a “full time” SAHM and “part time” entrepreneur. As a result of the focus on all-natural birth, combined with my holistic upbringing, I became educated on essential oils and then natural, holistic living in all aspects of life. I’m a full-fledged granola girl now!

I had a thriving doula/CBE business and while teaching teens to midlife adults, I discovered that there was a great void in accurate and thorough sex education. And then COVID killed my business. My girls were 3rd and 5th grade then and needing sexual health conversations, which was no big deal, but it occurred to me that many parents aren’t comfortable with these topics, so I created online classes that have extremely thorough, non-opinion information. I also envisioned these classes reaching kids who don’t have adults that will discuss these things at all, or various family dynamics like grandparents raising grandkids, single parents or foster kids.

It wasn’t until after attending a homeschool curriculum conference that God placed it on my heart to combine my knowledge of holistic health, sexual health and my passion for education, into a full curriculum. As I was writing this, the urgency of educating families about online safety became very clear and we are beginning to see how God wants to use our trauma to educate and hopefully save other children.

In just 2 months time… my 11 yr old daughter was playing a game without permission, on a computer in the living room we had parental controls on. She played it when I left her home for short periods. She discovered a chat option with messages waiting for her. She clicked on it and replied to everyone. That opened the door to predators. The scariest of them all was the guy who said he was a prince and if she was his girlfriend she would become a princess. He showed her the tiara she’d get and was planning to take her on a trip to Canada where she could visit one of his 100’s of homes and be treated like a princess, BUT I discovered her online presence before he arranged a meet up time. Tears, police, paranoia, mistrust, heartbreak, security systems, conversations and counseling followed moments later and for months afterwards. No family should have to go through the trauma of a similar experience, or worse. They are hunting our children and we have to be as prepared as possible! I am determined to be frank and bold in my efforts to save children.

Today my heart is to provide resources and thorough education by engaging families with compassion and to encourage fostering open dialogue by providing parents and children the tools and knowledge to navigate complex stages of life with confidence and clarity, especially about the hard topics of life. I’m passionate about so many things, but ultimately they all start with education because I wholeheartedly believe knowledge is power!

I am also regularly imparting tidbits of knowledge to anyone who is interested about living a healthier life because our physical and mental health are so entwined and we all deserve to feel and function at our best. Whether you know me from my public school days, as a childbirth educator, a doula, a homeschooler, church goer, marginalized child advocate, volunteer or just meeting me in this new stage of life, I welcome you to join my journey to spread awareness about mental, spiritual and physical health!