Coaching for Burnout, Sustained Pressure & Health Challenges
Most coaches work on mindset. Most clinicians work on the body. Very few work on both.
My work is for people in places where physiology, emotion, meaning, and decision-making all collide — where what’s happening in the body and what’s happening in life are inseparable.
I spent years with unexplained symptoms — panic, fatigue, heart irregularities — that no one could fully explain. Then came a diagnosis that made even less sense: liver cirrhosis, with no obvious cause.
I was facing a life-threatening condition without a clear path forward. The kind of diagnosis that changes how you see everything — your body, your time, what matters.
Eventually the pieces came together. The liver damage traced back to a severe, undiagnosed cardiac condition that had been slowly restricting blood flow for years. At 54, I underwent open-heart surgery.
Six months later I completed a half marathon with a mile of vertical gain — something that genuinely scared me. I trained carefully, attending to my mind and body the same way I care for my patients. I’ve done that same climb two more years running. I’m currently training for my first 50K.
That journey — from unexplained symptoms to frightening diagnosis to recovery, resilience, and rebuilding physical capacity — is the foundation of how I work with everyone who comes to me, whether they’re navigating a serious illness or trying to sustain high performance under pressure.
When health becomes uncertain, most people find themselves navigating a fragmented system. This work provides an integrative layer alongside your existing care — helping you understand what’s happening, support your body through treatment, and find a clearer path through recovery.
- Chinese herbal medicine to support resilience, recovery, digestion, sleep, energy, and overall vitality during treatment and recovery
- Nervous system coaching to reduce the physiological burden of chronic stress and fear
- Lab review and pattern recognition alongside your existing care team
- Regular sessions to track progress and stay oriented when things shift
High performance has a cost. Most people don’t notice it accumulating until something breaks. The nervous system is where performance and health intersect — when it’s regulated, you think clearly, recover quickly, and lead from genuine clarity rather than managed anxiety.
- Practical training to shift out of fight-or-flight and return to clarity
- Practical tools for regulation under pressure — before difficult conversations, after hard weeks
- Pattern recognition and interruption of stress loops
- Decision-making from clarity rather than reactivity
- Optional Chinese herbal support for sleep, energy, and recovery where appropriate
Direct influence on pain, inflammation, circulation, and autonomic function. In person in Ashland, Oregon.
Individualized formulas for sleep, digestion, hormones, immune response, and energy regulation. Board-certified. Available remotely where clinically and legally appropriate.
Meditation, self-inquiry, and practical tools that retrain how you respond to pressure, uncertainty, and stress. Not relaxation. Recalibration.
Lab review, pattern recognition, and the clinical judgment to know when something needs a different kind of attention.
Whether you’re facing a difficult diagnosis or navigating sustained pressure — a conversation is a good place to start.
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