Men and money are two of my favorite things. Yeah, I said it.

Ever since I can remember I have always wanted to be one of the boys. From a very young age I just felt that I understood them in a way that no other girl did. I still feel that way to this day.

Most of my career I have been the only woman in a room full of men. I spent the early part of my career working with money in the hunting and fishing industry. I literally counted over $200,000 worth of cash for the LCI fishing derby every year as the bookkeeper for our annual event. I was also the New England regional Director for the ruffed grouse Society, managing fundraising events, again the only woman in the room.

My next endeavor was as a financial advisor at Smith Barney, yet again men and money. Lol

Lastly, my stint as the coordinator for Nashville Shambhala meditation group. I started my leadership there by managing the money for the group and then became the Director. One of the last days I remember there was looking around a room full of about 25 people and noticing that yet again I was the only woman in the room.

Clearly this is where I am meant to be.

Now I am seeing that I am needed in a much different way, and yet the theme is the same. I’m sure you all feel it, but the masculine ways seem to be crumbling right before our eyes. As a woman who has a strong masculine streak, I have been wrestling with us for several years now. It has taken a lot of effort to reconnect to my feminine side and feel safe enough to bring that out into the world.

Today I am feeling called to hold space for the masculine energies. We are in a new paradigm and there are no guideposts. This is terrifying for all of us, especially those that have been wired to be productive and to chase money for success and happiness. 

I get it, that was how I began my money coaching practice in 2009. I was hyper driven then to make as much money as possible, and lost sight of what was really important to me. It took divorce and bankruptcy to snap me out of it. It was messy and it’s taking a long time to recover.

After spending the last 3 1/2 years nurturing my weary spirit in the hills of Woodbury I am ready to come out and be of service again. I’ve been cultivating a nurturing and healing space both within myself and on my land and I am inviting those who are called to do the deeper work to come and sit with me in this space.

I have been waiting my whole life for this shift. The old dysfunctional ways are breaking down and that’s a good thing! Our work right now is to make peace with the unknown. We are building a new way of being with money and it will take some time.

As we emerge from the ashes it’s time to be in business in a whole new way. I’m feeling really inspired to help birth this new paradigm!