About Me

Spiritual Teaching for Real Life

Are you overwhelmed, depressed, or experiencing shame/guilt? Do you know you're capable of more joy but struggling? Not only can I provide solutions, I've experienced this myself.

Today my life includes meaningful work, rich relationships, physical vitality, plenty of financial resources, and the awareness that we are all connected! This was not always my story. I lived for decades appearing normal, and even “successful” on the outside, but completely unaware and miserable inside.

In my 20's/early 30's, I stumbled on an early professional success. My life looked good on paper with an exciting career, living in southern California and a relationship partner beyond my wildest dreams. I naively concluded that I was both brilliant and all powerful. I even began writing a manuscript offering to tell you how to do what I did—as if outside success created happiness and I was going to give you the key.

Then life got harder. Completely unaware of my deep insecurities and self-centeredness, they manifested in attempted shortcuts and decisions leading to destruction in my relationships and financial life. After years of embarrassing events I finally accepted that I had a serious drinking problem. When I drank it was impossible to predict the direction of my compulsive thoughts and behavior. Several times I ended up in hospitals or handcuffs. I hurt others along the way. I was puzzled, responsible for all of it, and full of shame. Then grace entered my life. Yes, I said grace—meaning a force appeared in my life demonstrating that it could do things for me that I could not do for myself. I was provided tools and I was willing to work with them. Little did I know that what I thought was so shameful that I stayed in denial for years, was slowly introducing me to a powerful kit of spiritual tools that work in real life. Not only for substance-dependents, but also for people addicted to unhealthy mind patterns including stress and anxiety.