About Liz
My work is guided by a deep love of life and an enduring curiosity about how we can live more wisely, freely, and lovingly with ourselves, one another, and the world.
Life has been my greatest teacher. I lost my father to violence when I was young and my mother to cancer in adulthood. I've known depression and anxiety, struggled with a fierce inner critic, and navigated difficult seasons in my marriage and family. I've also experienced extraordinary beauty, adventure, friendship, love, and joy.
I've sailed oceans as a captain, lived in remote Mongolia as a Peace Corps volunteer, raised two children, and spent 12 years working internationally in the U.S., Colombia, Kenya, and El Salvador. These experiences have opened my heart to both the beauty and suffering of our world and deepened my understanding of how intimately our lives are connected.
Along the way, I've learned to meet myself with greater kindness, listen more closely to what matters most, and live with greater courage and integrity. I've come to appreciate how transformative it can be to offer ourselves and one another genuine care, especially when life is difficult.
I'm still learning, of course. But I've come to trust in the fundamental goodness and wholeness of each person, even when life is messy. I believe we all deserve to be met with kindness, curiosity, and care, exactly as we are. That belief shapes how I show up in my relationships, in my work, and in the world.
What grounds me
My spiritual path has been shaped by Mahayana Buddhism, contemplative practice, and my Christian roots. I’m drawn to the mystery that runs through these traditions and the sense that reality is far richer than what we ordinarily perceive.
I trust that life is sacred, that we belong to something larger than ourselves, and that wisdom can emerge when we become quiet enough to listen.
This orientation shapes how I meet people, but I don’t assume anyone needs to see the world as I do. I welcome questions, uncertainty, different traditions, and different ways of understanding what it means to be human.
For me, spirituality ultimately comes back to how we live. How we care for ourselves. How we love. How we meet difficulty. How we treat one another and how fully we show up for this life.
How I work
I’m a coach, facilitator, program designer, community builder, and meditation teacher. My work weaves together psychology, contemplative practice, nervous system awareness, curiosity, experimentation, and a deep respect for the wisdom each person carries.
I take the work seriously without taking myself too seriously. There’s room for tenderness and grief, insight and mystery, laughter and absurdity. All of it belongs.
I don't have all the answers. I'm a fellow traveler who brings my full presence, genuine care, and deep respect for the wisdom each person carries. I love creating spaces where people feel free to be themselves, explore what matters, and discover their own way forward.
Professional Training & Study
My professional training and ongoing study include Positive Psychology, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for coaching, Internal Family Systems (IFS), the Change Triangle, HeartMath, nervous system regulation, mindfulness and meditation, and psychedelic preparation and integration.
I’ve practiced meditation for more than a decade and completed 3.5 years of formal meditation teacher training with John Churchill of Planetary Dharma.
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