Previously I had worked in media and was frustrated by my job at a local newspaper. I was an award-winning filmmaker and best-selling author with an extraordinary story of going from "Straitjacket Bound to Success" to working a menial job.
Almost 20 years ago I had been put in a straitjacket due to an extreme grief reaction and hospitalized. I told this story in a big way through movies and books. Coaching and my love of storytelling lead to creating a startup called StoryGuide.ai.
Through discovering my purpose (from coach training) I became a budding entrepreneur bridging technology, education, mental health, and coaching. After Mindvalley Certified Life coaching I gained the confidence and hours of experience by assisting coach and psychologist Dr. Beth Halbert with her clients and learned the importance of storytelling that goes along with life coaching.
Using the 6-phase meditation to break through to forgiveness (especially forgiving myself for being in a straitjacket), Mindvalley practices learned through the life coaching certification, and other MindValley quests, plus all the cutting-edge experts and practitioners I was meeting as a result of my storytelling, I developed a framework to help people to "own their story."
It's a way for people to tell themselves a story that works for them. Not a story that they've been telling themselves or heard about themself that doesn't work for them, but one that helps someone lead a life on purpose. Now, I work with clients through Dr. Beth and am branching to having my own clients. I've also started a podcast!