“What you seek is with you.”

- A Rumi Interpretation

Meet Stacey

As a survivor of childhood trauma and a woman who has created
a content life, it is my mission to partner with those empowered to move forward on their healing journeys yet are unsure of where to begin.

Today, I do so through teaching, coaching, intuitive readings, and retreat experiences.

This did not come easily.

This road I now know began with a shock.

And the trip has taken a while.

At thirty-two, I was living the fairy-tale I thought was meant for me:

A marriage to a man I deeply cared for; a daughter and a son whom I cherished and adored; a new home on fourteen wooded acres; and a successful, professional career I enjoyed.

Then the memories of those horrible things that happened when I was just a little girl returned, withering the dream I was living and me within it. I became a shell of myself, once again terrified, and I had no idea how to climb back. 

Until I did. 

I read books written by other women who’d had similar experiences.

And I discovered hope. 

But that was not enough. 

I started writing, putting words onto the page to understand what had happened to me and why.

Once I began, I couldn’t stop. 

The Girl in the Mirror: A Memoir of Healing from Hidden Trauma came to be, and I know now that she saved me.

Writing saved me. 

While that might have been enough, I yearned for more. 

I went to counseling, I embarked on a spiritual journey, and I found a career and passions that lit my sense of purpose. 

Often, I did so alone.

A woman lost. Yet I kept on. 

I determined where to go, when and how.

To my resolve, throughout the journey, I discovered that what I was seeking was indeed with me, within me, me. 

This, I can help you come to see — as a companion alongside you.

One I might have wished for when my quest began. 

You are not alone. 

And I am here to remind you that what you seek is, too, within you.

Explore the Pathways to begin…

  • Writing as Healing Workshops & Circles, Creative Writing Workshops & Circles, & Journaling Circles

  • One-on-one & Group Narrative Life Coaching

  • Intuitive Readings, Workshops, & Circles

  • Seeking Solace Retreats

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Today my days are beautifully full.

I have an MFA in Creative Writing from Hamline University in St. Paul, MN, and teach writing at Pine Technical & Community College. I also facilitate workshops and circles within the community and online.

I am a narrative life coach practitioner certified through Learning Journeys International Center of Coaching in Woodbury, MN, which is accredited by the International Coach Federation, and I offer one-on-one and group coaching.

As a tarot advisor certified through Biddy Tarot, which is recognized as an Approved Training Provider by the International Institute of Complimentary Therapies, I provide intuitive readings.

When I am not within the joy above, you will find me reading stories of inspiration and books on the healing powers of expressive writing and the freedoms that can come from confronting trauma; writing my next memoir; gardening in my 2,000-square-foot vegetable, herb, and flower gardens that I’ve established on my one acre; cooking with the bounties (I might be known for my zucchini bread); or taking classes on astrology, dreams, intuition, meditation, and yoga.

My days also include check-ins and visits with my now adult children, who are certainly the lights of my life. Unless you consider Junie, my daughter’s bernedoodle, and Huk, my son’s lab mix, of course.