I was thinking about my own catalyst for embarking on this new adventure. I don't know that it was one specific trigger, rather it seemed like the perfect storm, a confluence of events that set off a cycle of change, for which I am forever-transformed. It was my dad suddenly dying. It was becoming the primary caregiver for my aging mom. It was my job shifting. It was breaking my leg. It was being in my 40's. It was getting married. It was my husband becoming disabled. It was deciding to write a book.

These events started and kept me returning to this remarkable journey of self-discovery.
I have been a facilitator for almost twenty years and I am good at what I do. I have helped organizations and communities figure out where they want to go and how to get there. I have helped them plan for change.

My experiences of the last few years, led me to the realization that while I was helping organizations and communities plan for change, I wasn't helping them live it. I realized that I couldn't do my work in the same way. Helping to write a strategic plan is only one part of the change puzzle. It is important, but incomplete. Successful plan implementation requires a better understanding of our relationship to change and the challenges of transitions. Challenges that must be faced in order to succeed.

For me the transition period between my old life and my new reality lasted about five years. It wasn't easy. I tried to ignore what was happening. Just when I thought I could ignore it, something else would happen to remind me that the only thing I had control over was how I faced these changes and what I learned from it. The real growth for me occurred when I finally quit fighting and surrendered to the experience. I ended up putting most everything out on the table. Would I stay me? Would I stay in my job? Would I stay in my chosen career field?

I am still me but with a deeper sense of who I am.  I left my job. I stayed in my chosen career field, but with modifications.

I am not a master of the issue of change. I am more like the "wounded healer," and bring my experiences and lessons to you. I have battled with change in the last few years, but have learned a remarkable amount from the process. I can bring these lessons to you to help on your journey

Transitions can be a powerful time in our lives. If allowed, it can be a time of incredible freedom, growth and creativity.

Now, in addition to planning for change, I help individuals and organizations understand the pattern of change and the accompanying transitions that occur. I have expanded my facilitation business to include these services. I call it Foster Your Dreams, LLC.