My story did not begin with coaching. It began with a period of my life when everything seemed to be falling apart.

By 2012, I had been divorced for several years. I had experienced repeated job loss. Each setback seemed to create more distance between me and my son. A relationship I had invested deeply in ended suddenly and unexpectedly.

One loss seemed to lead to another.

Eventually, I found myself facing the possibility of losing everything. I was heartbroken, overwhelmed, and exhausted. I felt completely alone.

One night, sitting in that place of despair, I began thinking seriously about ending my life. As I sat there, something happened that I still struggle to explain in purely ordinary terms.

I felt a hand on my shoulder when nobody was there. A calmness settled over me.

The fear, hopelessness, and darkness that had consumed me began to lift.

And I heard a simple message:

"Everything will be okay. You are here for a purpose."

That moment changed the course of my life.

It did not instantly solve my problems. I still had challenges to face. I still had a life to rebuild.

But something fundamental shifted inside me.

For the first time in a long time, I believed there was a reason to keep moving forward.

Over the years that followed, I rebuilt my life one step at a time. Along the way, I discovered that the deepest part of rebuilding was learning to trust myself again.

That journey eventually became Your Purpose-Driven Life.

Today, I help others navigate life's hardest transitions, rebuild self-trust, and create a future they can believe in.

Many people who find their way here are rebuilding after loss, heartbreak, grief, burnout, divorce, or major life change.

I understand that road because I have walked my own version of it. And I believe that even in our most difficult moments, life may be preparing us for something we cannot yet see.