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Transforming Practices, LLC 

As I entered my 28th year in education, I decided to pause my consulting business and return to the public education sector as an administrator of a bilingual middle school that was in turnaround status. I had the audacity to believe that at the age of 50, my wisdom & years in education would serve me well to support the teachers, students & families who yearned for a better school. I was up for the challenge & excited with a plan that I had instituted and well researched in other similar school settings. 

 

Unfortunately, the system & district appointed principal who was green to leadership had another vision that countered what I knew to be best practice and the conflict took a toll on my health. See I’m not that 20 something social justice warrior I used to be - the tenacious outspoken one who could work tirelessly at all hours to make it happen. Trust me I tried, but then I landed in the hospital. My doctor finally held my hand as I called HR while in her office to take a medical leave for fear I would have a stroke.

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My health failed, it ran out because the truth is, I had endured many of life’s inevitable changes - menopause, caring for my parents as they transitioned from this earth with terminal illnesses, the loss of a career in higher education I worked 12 years to secure, becoming a mother at 41 after 30 hours of labor with a c-section, and the list goes on. All this to say, when I went on medical leave - I thought long and hard about what I wanted for my life moving forward? What will be my sunset career? What is my legacy? What will bring me the most satisfaction & peace?

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Truth: I’ve always had a strong value of work/life balance (work hard/play hard). As an educator in bilingual title schools - I was an avid hiker, amateur astronomer, gardener, hot springs lover, and would spend summers backpacking with my dogs.

 

As a researcher & professor, I continued those habits but also became a dedicated yogi and downhill skier - you could often find me teaching online from the ski lodge and answering emails or grading. In addition I’ve become a mindfulness practitioner following the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh & Plum Village. Attending a weekly sangha, meditating daily & going on retreats to deepen my practice. I even became an Order of Interbeing Aspirant- studying to be ordained in Plum Village tradition. 

 

And yet, in spite of all these amazing wellness practices - the stress of my career in education as a social justice warrior still took its toll. Both my parents passed at a young age from the stress of being a workaholic - my father at 57 from lung cancer who was awarded for his humane treatment of inmates as a warden & later superintendent of Correction facilities. My mother at 71 due to complications from Alzheimer’s after declining in the care of assisted living center. 

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All this to say, being an older mom - I have a deep commitment not to follow my parents fate. I want to be here and healthy through my senior years to support my daughter as she grows into adulthood, becomes a mother, and reaches career & life milestones. So I’ve been taking my already vegetarian diet to new heights, working out at the gym doing strength training & ramping up my cardio workouts. Most importantly, I have engaged in several life coaching and wellness programs to learn the art of healthy habits and how to maintain work/life balance.

 

As a result I’ve committed to teaching others - like me - committed to LIVING A SWEETLIFE by AlCHEMIZING the healthy habits of Sweetness, Structure, and Space. A model I learned from my mentors Brianna & Dr. Peter Borten who authored The Well Life and developed the Dreambook + Planner.

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