I’m glad you are here.  As the founder of GRIT·TY Loss & Growth and Resilience Coach for women navigating life’s toughest challenges, my journey into this work isn’t theoretical—it’s deeply personal. I’m a widow, a two-time divorcee, a former military officer, and a lifelong educator who’s faced losses both tangible and intangible. My story is one of discovering strength through pain and joy after heartache, and my passion is helping women find their own resilience pathways.

 

Life’s challenges have been my greatest teachers. My husband's passing was profoundly devastating, and it left me grappling with disorientation and a sense of isolation. Before that, I went through two painful divorces that stirred up feelings of betrayal. And after dedicating over two decades to my career in education, I found myself forced to let it go due to factors beyond my control. But even those struggles didn’t match the impact of my earliest experience with loss—the divorce of my parents. That event, though long ago, influenced my self-image and shaped a narrative of people-pleasing and perfectionism that I battled for years.

 

Through it all, I’ve learned that resilience isn’t about being unbreakable; it’s about becoming whole again after you’ve been broken. Each experience allowed me to see beyond “what could have been” and “what should have been,” empowering me to embrace what is and build toward what can be.

 

This understanding forms the foundation of GRIT·TY Loss & Growth, a space dedicated to helping women like you rise above hardship with strength and grace. Here, GRIT·TY stands for Graced & Resolute In Trust to Transform Yourself—trusting the process, trusting God, and ultimately, trusting yourself to create a future that includes peace and joy.