Change
I’m dedicated to creating content and providing services that expand consciousness and ignite meaningful change. Below are the ways in which I inspire, guide, and empower others along their journey. All of my professional services are driven by a deep, insatiable desire to help people heal, learn, and grow so that we can foster lasting well-being and create healthy organizations.
Writing
How do we overcome that which threatens to kill us? What does it mean to live and be well? How can we learn to love? These important questions drive both of my latest writing projects I Wanna Get High and I Wanna Be Free. Grounded in an existential approach and informed by extensive lived experience, both books offer practical individual and collective solutions to some of our most wicked human struggles.
Speaking Engagements
Learning and growing must be fulfilling and fun! For this reason, think of my oratory work as the intersection of storytelling, stand-up philosophy, and extemporaneous education. Whether it is through the I Wanna Get High podcast, bespoke presentations, or public speaking engagements, all of these experiences are thoughtfully engineered to inspire change through providing valuable insight and practical action.
Organization Development
For over a decade I have worked in the personal and organizational development field as a coach, consultant, and university instructor. My areas of specialization are in culture, interpersonal communications, change management, personal transformation, and subjective well-being. I work with executives, emerging leaders, and management teams looking to increase effectiveness and design health into their organizations.
Coaching & Consulting
All of my coaching draws upon the lived-experience of a decades long struggle with, and overcoming of, addiction, PTSD, and related mental health issues. It also, however, is informed by my extensive experience working as a university instructor, organization development consultant, and interpersonal communications trainer. For me, there is not a clear demarcation between one’s personal and professional life – how you show up in one area of your life is how you will show up in all areas of your life. This means that any coaching program I deliver will be tailored toward a “whole person” approach. The overarching intention of all my work is to help clients unblock potential, increase overall effectiveness, and achieve new levels of well-being so that they can feel their best and be their best. Below are just a few coaching streams or potential programs that may be of interest. To learn even more about our coaching business, please visit www.integrativewellnessalliance.com
Learning to Love
The most critical component for learning to love is you. In fact, I believe that if we wish to experience the highest degrees of love, we must first learn to love ourselves through practicing rigorous self-care and high-level wellness. But how do we go about doing this? What does self-care look like in practice? What does it mean to have empathy and self-compassion? How do we forgive ourselves? This coaching track will aim to build client’s capacity and ability for self-care, and in doing so will help you learn to love fully, radically, and unconditionally!
Cultivating Lasting Well-Being
I Wanna Be Free!
8 Weeks of Wellness
Speak Up & Speak Well!
Speaking Engagements
Like all of my work, any speaking engagement or presentation is tailored to the meet the stated needs and intended outcomes of that organization, group, or leader(s). These experiences are designed to be entertaining and enjoyable, while also providing opportunities for deeper understanding and valuable insight that inspires individual and collective growth. If we don’t laugh, learn, cry, have “ah ha” moments, and get motivated, then I haven’t done my job! If you are interested in enrolling me as a speaker, please contact me directly using the form at the bottom of the page. Below is a sample of the talks and topics that may be of interest to various audiences in the health, wellness, and organization development fields:
- On Purpose, Passion, and the Pursuit of Well-being: My Story of Overcoming
- Becoming the Master Alchemist: Transmuting Toxicity into Nourishment
- The Art of Living: Personal Development, Transformation, and Enrichment
- The Rapture of Being Alive! Holistic Healing, Total health, and High-level Wellness
- The Self-Sovereign Individual: Lessening Dependency and Expanding Agency
- It’s All About Relationships! What They Are, Why They Matter, & How to Create Healthy Ones
- Learning To Love: Building Capacity & Expanding Ability
- New Frontiers and Alternative Approaches for Treating and Overcoming Addiction
- The Rehab and Mental Health Industry: Pitfalls, Shortcomings, and Opportunities for Improvement
- Fostering Healthy Families: The Role & Importance of the Family System in Mental Health
- The Healthiest Organization that Never Lived: The “What Is” and “How To” of Healthy Organizations
- Speak So That They Listen! The Art of Transformational Interpersonal Communication
Change
FAQ
What is Your Professional Background Experience?
Throughout the past decade, I also completed a Ph.D. at Florida Atlantic University (FAU), where my researched focused on creating healthy human systems via organization development and behavior initiatives. As part of my time in academia, I served as a university instructor and taught public administration, management communication, organization behavior classes for nearly 5 years. Additionally, I served as an Executive Director for non-profit organization that provided health and wellness support services to veterans. All of these professional experiences inform both my content creation as well as my speaking and coaching services.
How is Your Consulting Work Different from Others?
What differentiates me from other coaches is my lived experience, unrivaled passion, and an alternative, expansive approach. All consulting services are informed by my professional background as a wellness coach, academic researcher, and organizational health specialist. This is all driven by a deep dedication to helping people unlock their potential and realize their greatness.
Even more important, and cliché as it may sound, I meet clients exactly where they are. We all have different histories, preferences, and needs that require individualized consideration at all costs. For this reason, all consulting and coaching sessions are carefully curated and tailored to meet each client’s exact needs. When I say my work is completely personalized, I really mean it.
What is Your Approach to Fostering Well-Being?
My approach is driven by a “do whatever it takes” mentality (within reason) in effort to foster balance, self-love, fulfillment, enrichment, and higher levels of inner peace. This means I work intimately with clients to co-create their own, personal path toward well-being. The foundation for most of our work, therefore, is to identify and implement the necessary structures, processes, and practices that will enable them to have a healthier relationship with themselves and others.
Out of All the Talent Out There, Why Hire Me to Speak to Your School, Business, or Team?
For 38 years my life was graced with an inordinate amount of pain, suffering, and trauma. I have been forced to face countless sicknesses, trials, and tribulations, many of which nearly took me out. Through the help of many, we were able to transmute all that toxicity into nourishment. I faced death head on many times and overcame all that which threatened to kill me. In doing so, it blessed me with the greatest lessons and life education one could ask for.
A person’s severe struggle and overcoming extreme adversity are often sources of great wisdom. This was wisdom that was, quite literally, gifted to me and I feel must be shared with others. My work is driven by a deep, sincere desire to make a difference. Not only can my story and all the lessons learned be inspiring, but they can provide valuable insights, shortcuts, and tools to help others take an equally as fulfilling yet less difficult path. The struggle required enormous resilience, grit, and courage, all of which I wish to share with others to support them along their path.
What are Your Consulting & Speaking Fees?
Given the highly individualized nature of my work, all fees are calculated on a case-by-case basis. Please contact me directly if you are interested and I will gladly provide all details.
Contact Me
For all questions or to engage my speaking and coaching services, please contact us directly via email, phone or fill out this form.
(561) 353-8579
