My Story

I have a touchstone memory of the moment my spirit quickened in a way that transformed my life. 

I was on a retreat when I experienced an event that my writings have never been able to capture the totality of what happened. Suffice it to say here that I took notice of my connection to a power much greater than myself; a loving, caring energy that shattered all the barriers I had created in my heart.

It was then that I met my first spiritual director.  To be honest, I really didn’t know what it would be like to begin a spiritual direction relationship, at the time. Despite my hesitation, my intuition led me to say Yes, and I have never regretted that decision.  

I had been living under sustained stress for several years, and I began to experience physical issues that doctors had difficulty in diagnosing.  I left my professional career behind and was not sure what my future would hold.  This was the beginning of a significant turning point in my life. 

Over the next few years, not only did I find spiritual direction to be a source of great spiritual healing and self-discovery but I also began to understand the interconnection between spirit, body, mind and emotions.  Until that time, I operated as if they were separate realities.  The difficulties I experienced prior to that, I believe, came from that idea of separation.  

Being curious by nature, I began to study the effects of stress on the human body and spirit.  I wondered about how my life experience was connected with the Holy. I also wanted to learn how to identify and work with my emotional energies and my thoughts.  And so a new world opened up for me, one where I learned the value of the phrase, there is always more to learn.