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   As a curious and energetic child, my mom, in her wisdom, decided to channel my energy into dance classes. Little did we know, this decision would spark, a lifelong passion. By age 13, I was teaching tap to neighborhood kids in the small foyer of our Huntington Beach home. Movement fascinated me – how to refine it, how to perfect it, and most of all how to teach it. After high school, I continued teaching and expanded my work to larger groups. However, I quickly discovered the challenges of teaching larger groups so, I gravitated to one-on-one personal training where I could focus on each person's unique needs through personalized attention.  After earning my Fitness Specialist Certification from UC Irvine, I built my career as a Personal Trainer specializing in proper form and designing programs tailored to my clients lifestyle. In 1993 love led me from Southern California to Hawaii, where I continued my journey as a private fitness coach. My husband and I even designed and built a home with a 900 square-foot facility, allowing me to work with a diverse clientele in a space crafted for success.

 

       Life made a huge turn when, at 54 I faced massive loss and grief after cancer took the life of my husband of 24 years.  The same year, I also lost my beloved dog and the life I’d built and been comfortable in for decades. To say this life event was debilitating would be an understatement. And when I could finally breathe, I realized something profound – I was no longer the same person I had been before. After years of healing & deep emotional work and 7 years since that pivotal moment I knew it was time to return to my roots in Southern California. 

 

      Now back in Southern California and still working with some of my Hawaii clients virtually, I'm proud to be an International Coaching Federation ACC Life Coach, along with my decades coaching a diverse clientele in health and fitness and, overcoming life's toughest challenges, I'm passionate about helping others turn hardships into stories of strength and resilience. If there's one thing I've learned, it's that we all have the power to start a new chapter with a fresh perspective, and create a future, even better than we imagined – IF we're willing to embrace the opportunity.

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