Vegan Great Life Holistic Healing 

Vegan Great Life Holistic Healing focuses on helping you enjoy radiant health, and a thriving life.  When we live and eat in harmony with the universal laws of nature ~ which seeks to find balance and order no matter what our circumstances ~ we heal.  The body breathes a sigh of relief when given the right raw materials to do what it desires to do ~ function at its peak efficiency ~ and when our internal and external energy fields are clear.  In this more natural state of balance, we are more open to receive divine inspiration, and align with our North Star, or what I refer to as our Divine Operating System, or DOS.  This is the path of Self-Realization – to know the truth of who we really are, and to fully embody, or become one with our truer, higher self.  

We are infinite, sparklingly radiant beings of light, but we have forgotten this.  That's what this amazing time of 'The Great Awakening' is all about.  It's a shift from the ego-based operating system, which I refer to as the SOS (which I'll be writing more about soon) to our more illuminated DOS.  Rather than solely identify with the finite nature of our physical body, and only that which can be tangibly seen or felt, we learn how to live from the infinite nature of our spiritual essence.  

This is a serious game changer, especially with regards to our health and ability to consciously create / co-create a truly great life!


Forest Trail at local Wildwood Metro Park in Toledo, OH

What Happened to Our 'Great Life?'


We live in a matrix that teaches us to live materially oriented lives in order to 'succeed.'  Every morning when we wake up, our minds start to fill up with thoughts about our day, worries, or useless chatter.  Some of us may look in the mirror, and take stock of our symptoms and our conditions.  We focus on what's flawed, or broken.  And rather than schedule self-nurturing routines, we react to whatever grabs our attention in the moment.  For us, it happens to be the 4 abandoned cats we took in who start to get restless way earlier than we would like!  For others, it may be the needs of the kids, other family members, jobs, finances, or debilitating pain.

Women especially tend to put themselves last, to a fault.  

Decades later, we wonder what happened.  Why are we living a life that appears to be in direct contrast to the life we imagined?

We live in a matrix that teaches us to live materially oriented lives in order to 'succeed.'  Every morning when we wake up, our minds start to fill up with thoughts about our day, worries, or useless chatter.  Some of us may look in the mirror, and take stock of our symptoms and our conditions.  We focus on what's flawed, or broken.  And rather than schedule self-nurturing routines, we react to whatever grabs our attention in the moment.  For us, it happens to be the 4 abandoned cats we took in who start to get restless way earlier than we would like!  For others, it may be the needs of the kids, other family members, jobs, finances, or debilitating pain.

Women especially tend to put themselves last, to a fault.  

Decades later, we wonder what happened.  Why are we living a life that appears to be in direct contrast to the life we imagined?

Ok.  Perhaps I'm just relaying  my autobiography here.


What Led Me to Create Vegan Great Life Holistic Healing?

To better understand what led me to study a variety of holistic healing modalities, now part of my Vegan Great Life Holistic Healing offerings, permit me to share a brief snippet of my life, beginning in college.  I think it is illustrative of why a holistic approach to healing ~ and health coaching ~ is essential if we want lasting results that help us transcend our limiting circumstances, and live the life we were meant to enjoy.

My life was on a bad track.  As I saw it, one bad decision to acquiesce to the external voices, and go against my inner guidance to study nutrition and dietetics in college had a domino effect.  I ended up in a completely different department once I dropped out.  I lost motivation, as very little else was of interest.  I ended up meeting a different group of people, and ultimately a series of  bad experiences ~ some quite traumatic ~ knocked me down emotionally and spiritually.  

In truth, my troubles began earlier.  Needless to say, once I graduated, I felt utterly lost.  As a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) (which I didn't even know was a thing until my early fifties) and being more introverted, I never felt adequately equipped to succeed in life.  I felt like a round peg tryin to fit into a square hole, and found the reality around me to be rather competitive, intimidating, and harsh.  If I could have articulated it back then, I would say that what was most missing was LOVE!  Or, true care.  

As a result of my issues, combined with my high degree of sensitivity, I spent decades post college searching for ways to overcome my physical, mental and emotional challenges.  I tried a variety of diets and cleanses, counseling, acupuncture, and energy healing, most of which had a positive impact.  However, I needed tools to help me better cope, emotionally.  

Thankfully, I stumbled upon the Holistic C.O.R.E. Counseling system which was one of the best certifications I ever completed.  The tools I learned have allowed me to more effectively transcend my own physical and emotional challenges, while also helping others.  You can read my synthesis of the Holistic C.O.R.E. Counseling program in my book, The Strong Spirit 10-Step Plan, Your MAP to Overcome Obstacles and Realize Your Dreams. 

Learning about macrobiotics, and eventually studying Chinese medicine (specializing in food therapy) enlightened me to the energetic qualities of different foods.  Instead of just examining what I refer to as the nutritional resume of foods, which is the Western, more reductionistic approach, I can tweak my diet, and that of my clients, based on universal principles of balance.  It's another way of harmonizing with universal laws of nature, or our DOS.  

Remember the saying, 'teach a man to fish, and he can eat a meal.  Teach him how to fish, and he can eat for life?'  Well, I think I have something much better than fish to offer!  Here's my version:  

Teach a person how to make a recipe, they can make that recipe.  Teach people how to make choices based on their personal needs, the season, their constitution and condition, and you empower them with a self-healing operating system they can apply for life!

AND...Teach them how to:

  • Clear their energy field of unseen disturbances
  • How to understand the hidden messages in their symptoms
  • How to respond more consciously when emotionally triggered
  • How to reclaim all that was lost or taken as a result of our earlier life traumas and difficult circumstances
  • How to systematically scan their organ systems to sense imbalances, while using color and guided visualizations to self-heal
  • How to transcend the need for a 'cure' or healing
  • How to more elegantly and consciously create a vibrant, healthy, long, great life

...and you've liberated them from a life of mediocrity, pain, low energy, depression, anxiety, and lack.

In a nutshell, my Vegan Great Life Holistic Healing services, including Health Coaching will help you connect the dots so you can align with your DOS, and be the master driver and healer of your own life.


Through all my experiences and training, I learned that in order to more consciously and actively manifest our highest vision for our health and our lives, we need to address all the parts that stand in the way.  And there are many parts!  We also have to uproot limiting or erroneous beliefs that are influencing our behaviors, whether consciously or unconsciously, and are no longer serving our highest good.  Plus, we want to cultivate the right lifestyle habits that are most conducive to helping us thrive and stay focused on our goals, while avoiding distractions that veer us off course.

That is what I bring to the table in all of my services - a higher perspective of what needs to be addressed in order to get from Point A, where we are, to Point B, C, D - or wherever we would really like to be.  There is always a possibility that we won't end up exactly where we thought we would, but without a doubt, we can enjoy  a long, great, happy, healthy life when we have a MAP and know how to use the tools we already have within.

Time and again, I had to pick myself up, and rise from the ashes to start fresh, even after hitting the proverbial wall, energetically and otherwise.  I may have made countless mistakes, yet our mistakes often become our greatest teachers.

If you are also interested in experiencing better health, relief from stuck emotions or old grief, and help aligning with your DOS to live a long great life, then I'd love to hear from you.  Contact me so we can discuss whether any of my services would be right for you.  

Keep reading for an overview of my Vegan Great Life Holistic Healing Services.


Overview of Vegan Great Life Holistic Healing Services

Vegan Great Life Health Coaching

Vegan Great Life Holistic Healing Services are available for anyone, regardless of dietary preferences, however Holistic Health Coaching is for those who are ready to adopt a healthy, vegan whole foods diet for their particular needs.   My health coaching is 'holistic' because I will help you uproot any potential mental / emotional obstacles to realizing your goals, and uncover the spiritual causes underlying any nagging symptoms that are impeding your progress.  

Holistic C.O.R.E. Counseling / Hypnotherapy & Guided Visualization

In order to resolve any problem, we must first know that there is a problem to resolve!  Seems obvious, but becoming Conscious is the first step in getting from point A, where you are, to point B, where you'd like to be.  As a Certified Holistic C.O.R.E. Counselor, I  interweave the fundamentals of the Holistic C.O.R.E. Counseling 'system' ~ to become Conscious, Own, Retrieve / Release and (Re)Engage ~ into all of my services.  Read more about the C.O.R.E. Counseling program ~ and how to get from Point A, to Point B, C, D and beyond ~  in my book, The Strong Spirit 10-Step Plan, Your MAP to Overcoming Obstacles and Realizing Your Dreams.

Healing is a natural process, as our true spiritual state of being is whole, glorious, beautiful and in a divinely harmonious state ~ not needing to be healed.  Given the right 'raw materials' our body will always seek to restore homeostasis and a healed state.

5-Element Energy Clearing

That said, our physical vehicle and our mental / emotional bodies ~ and even aspects of our soul ~ can get fragmented and worn out.  Stress, fear and anxiety wears us down, causing poor moods, insomnia, digestive issues and a myriad of other conditions.  

Clearing disturbing energies from our energy field, and using guided imagery to clear out stuck emotions as related to Chinese 5-Elements is like hitting the reset button.  It is easier to be focused and inspired when free of energetic disturbances in our energy field.  It's like tuning into a clear signal on the radio dial ~ or listening to music that calms our nerves, and rejuvenates our spirit. 

A coach or mentor helps light our way, illuminates our blind spots, offers support, keeps us accountable, and prepares us for any possible resistance, self-sabotage, or 'healing crisis' that typically arises as soon as we determine we want something greater for ourselves, and our lives.

While each person is unique, and will respond to different protocols differently, there are certain aspects of the healing process that are common to all.  

Be Aware!

The ego mind will resist making positive changes.  The body and mind are often at odds with each other.  The body is more tamasic, or lazy, and seeks comfort.  The mind is rajasic, or fiery, and always racing.  

Some parts of you may desire something greater, other parts may fear change, or worse, they fear their death.  When you are operating from your Divine Operating System (DOS), it will feel like death to your ego, which loves to be in control, even though it's not cut out for the job. 

To heal requires harmonious integration of all one's various aspects and parts.  Left on our own, it is easy to become distracted, and find excuses to give up on our goals.  This is where having a coach or guide helps.


Read on for details, or Contact Me to schedule.

Cats on the bed, Nellie and CrookA family of cats left behind when one of their owners passed, and the wife was moved out of town. Nellie, the momma cat on the bed with daughter Crook, and son, Hazel the handsome tiger striped cat in the cubicle.
Cats Nellie, Crook, Hazel 2023
Cat in cubicle, Hazel



Who is the ideal candidate for Vegan Great Life Holistic Healing Services?


I would say that my ideal client has at least some awareness of the forces that can confuse and distract us from our right path, and is open, willing, and committed to making lasting changes.  

Most importantly, the person that will be the best match for working with me will have a subtle yet persistent inner pull ~ a nagging desire ~ for something more.  Something better––whether physically, or in any aspect of one's life.

If you are my ideal client, you may be seeking something that makes more sense, intuitively.  Something more in resonance with your most authentic self, and core values.

In a nutshell, my ideal client is someone just like me ~  willing to show up, with the courage to do what is best for you, no matter what others think. 

Does this sound like you?  Awesome!  I know I can relate, and I can't wait to connect!

Take a gander at my very reasonable rates and packages, and contact me to schedule a session, or a free 15 minute consultation to determine which ~ if any ~ of my Vegan Great Life Holistic Healing Services would be right for you.


Beautiful Black-Eyed Susan Yellow Flowers at Ansted Park in Temperance, MI
Butterfly, Blue, on chair
Black Crowned Night Heron Scottsdale, AZ


Vegan Great Life Holistic Healing Services seeks to help those interested to experience greater vitality, harmony and peace, by helping elevate our choices, eat a more life affirming diet, and live more authentically and harmoniously with the truth of who we are and our heart's deepest desires.  

It's been my life's mission to accomplish these very qualities, and more, myself, while achieving my ideal body weight and composition, and enjoying greater freedom and flexibility, mentally emotionally and physically.  Why would I desire anything less, for myself or anyone else?  We all deserve to thrive.  And we can, when we realize how to program our lives for success, rather than continue to go against ourselves.