Who I Am
Who I Am
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Like you, I have a story. Although I am not defined by that story, it helps to explain how I have become who I am today. My journey has brought me insight about our true nature, and it has also offered me glimpses of our great potential. It is from that place which I am inspired to share.I didn't begin in the healing and self-empowerment field. In fact I think on a subconscious level I purposely avoided it. But circumstances led me to my calling anyway, sometimes with great resistance on my part! I've come to learn that when we resist being true to ourselves, we encounter challenges in our lives; they arise with the loving intention to redirect us more completely into our wholeness. Let's just say I've had plenty of that loving redirection.
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As a young adult, I chose a "sensible" path, one that I believed would give me the kind of social approval, career accolades, and financial security I so craved. From the outside it probably looked quite impressive, but on the inside I was hurting deeply by denying myself. That denial took its toll on my health.
While I was working on my doctorate in mathematical statistics and working part-time as a statistician, I developed the early stages of cancer. As life would have it, early treatment was inadvisable. Instead doctors suggested waiting until the disease progressed before beginning what would be long-term, indefinite chemotherapy. So there I was, waiting and watching, with nothing curative in sight.
While I was working on my doctorate in mathematical statistics and working part-time as a statistician, I developed the early stages of cancer. As life would have it, early treatment was inadvisable. Instead doctors suggested waiting until the disease progressed before beginning what would be long-term, indefinite chemotherapy. So there I was, waiting and watching, with nothing curative in sight.