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Seventeen years ago, I was shopping with my daughters when my doctor called me and said, “Sandra, I am really sorry to tell you this over the phone, but you have cancer.” I was stunned. Something was tapping me on the shoulder and giving me notice-your life needs to change. Going through cancer treatment and recovery gave me time to rethink my life. Thankfully, my cancer was treatable. However, two years later and after several marriage counseling sessions, my 20-year marriage ended. My life felt like a giant storm-alternating between calm seas and tsunami waters.

Communication was rough in the beginning with my ex. There was a lot of anger-on both sides. That spurred me on to learn about boundary management and I will admit, I learned through trial and error. I assumed full time parenting of my teen daughters and grieved the loss of the life I had left. I worried about my daughters and struggled to take good care of myself.  I read a ton of books, sought counseling and began to rebuild my life. Over time I regained my confidence and became less a victim of my circumstance. I dug into the lessons that my childhood, cancer, marriage and divorce had given me and started creating a new identity that had more to do with my values, strengths, and purpose rather than the roles I had always assumed.  My children watched me grow and create new boundaries while I demonstrated that even when life is hard, you can still blossom.

Through the years I have had many re-iterations of my career, learning to become a provider for my daughters, and developing my skills personally and professionally. I have coached women for over sixteen years, helping them navigate through relationship breakups, difficult family situations, trauma, parenting challenges, unexpected illness and job changes. I help women navigate from that overwhelming place of chaos, confusion and uncertainty into a state of calm and confidence to go from not only surviving life but thriving.