A Little History:

I was born in Italy, and up to the end of my academic life, I had the opportunity to travel to several countries in Europe and Africa with my father during the summer months. Besides being a wonderful way to spend time with my dad, these travels exposed me to the different conditions people lived in and shaped my life. The economic disparity in the world deeply affected me and led me to the career choices I made as an adult. At the age of twenty-one, I came to the USA to visit a friend and at last, I settled in this country.

In my adult life, I have been passionate about health, sustainable agriculture, organic food, and helping people live better lives. Up until my son started 3rd grade, I co-owned a natural food store but when we moved to the Pacific Northwest, I felt a new calling and I became a rehabilitation coach and eventually a Transformational Life Coach.

My life had plenty of greatness and equal challenges. Without giving you all the details of how I arrived at the level of despair I was in several years ago, I want to share the time in my life when longing and discontent had reached an “emergency” state and pushed me to seek help and make a change.

I was living in a city, working too many overtime hours, and despite having a job that kept me in constant contact with people, I felt isolated and lonely. I was often too tired to keep a routine that matched my core values, which caused me great spiritual and physical suffering. Additionally, I  ALWAYS felt overwhelmed.

There was nothing left in my life but work. Nevertheless, I ignored my body’s warning signs (which was unusual for me) and continued pushing through. I never had time for my family, my friends, or myself, and hid my despair pretending that everything was fine, though it was becoming harder to do so. I had no idea how I let myself fall into such depths of anguish, but suddenly it was clear to me that I could not go on this way.