“To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the human soul.”
-Simone WEil
Writing is deep excavation, writing is prayer, writing connects us to ourselves and our deepest ecologies.
I am a mother, poet, and former scientist. I spent a lot of my young adult life on the move, feeling detached, going from experience-to-experience without reflecting on my feelings or fully understanding what I really wanted. Deep inside, I now realize that I was yearning to find contentment and belonging. After finally putting down roots and learning the seasonal rhythms of a farm, I rediscovered my voice and artist self through writing.
I believe that poetry and writing are powerful tools for creating presence, transformation, and growth.
My educational background is in biology and horticulture (PhD, 2011) and I spent years studying nature, from a distance, through the lens of Western science. My classes and research took me into Vermont wildflower meadows teeming with bumble bees, digging in muddy potato fields in Washington, and counting hundreds upon hundreds of nematodes in the microscope. I loved what I was learning, but I also needed a better way to connect with and care for myself and the beauty of the land around me. After several sessions of morning pages and a chance encounter with my favorite nature poet, I knew I was meant to be a writer. I returned to school to pursue my passion for poetry and creative nonfiction (MFA, 2014).
Through personalized coaching sessions, you will engage your body, heart, and mind in a meaningful and grounded way.
Nature is an endless source of inspiration for me which is why my practice is ecointegral–engaging your body, heart, and mind in a meaningful and grounded way. In my practice, I offer writing coaching and I use writing as a healing modality to revisit past wounds, unearth possibility, and find clarity. I am a certified yoga teacher (RYT-200) with a focus on Yin Yoga and received my Professional Coaching Certificate in 2021. I love offering workshops that integrate writing and personal reflection with dynamic movement and meditative activities.
What I Offer
Writing Coaching
After a free, initial conversation to discuss your interest in writing coaching, we will coordinate bi-weekly sessions (60 min). Virtual or in-person options are available. Between session work consists of a mixture of grounding activities and self-reflection prompts to inspire your writing process. Ecointegral coaching packages include either Four, Eight, or Twelve pre-paid sessions. Payment plans are available.
Manuscript Coaching
For current manuscript projects in progress, I offer content edits and creative feedback. I want to support you on completing your manuscript and getting it where it needs to go. I am open to all genres, yet focus on poetry and memoir specifically. Manuscript coaching is available in-person, Zoom, or email and generally starts with a Page One session.
Writing Workshops, Groups, and Classes
Throughout the year, I offer writing workshops through various venues and conferences. See Events for more information. I also facilitate a yearlong writing group that begins in September of each year.
Reading Support
Lifelong literacy is important to me and I love finding new and interesting ways to help people of all ages fall in love with the written word and overcome challenges with dyslexia, a specific learning disability that is neurobiological in origin.
Reading coaching, using the Orton-Gillingham (OG) Approach, will be available online or in-person starting in FALL 2025.
Freelance Writing: Articles, Blogs, Science Writing, Newsletters
I would love to help you get your ideas and vision on the page. I have a wide range of experience from poetry and personal essay, to scientific-based journal articles, to community journalism. Check out my publications & reach out for rates and availability.
Sessions are available online or in-person at my office in historic Fairhaven.
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“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature — the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.”
— Rachel Carson from Silent Spring