Welcome to the Work
Why Home Compass Exists
A personal story about loss, healing, and finding a way forward.
When my mom died, I was 34. She was just 62. Breast cancer.
I wasn’t prepared for the tidal wave of grief that followed.
It didn’t just knock me over — it nearly drowned me. Every little reminder of her — every smell, every song, every holiday — could reduce me to tears or rage in an instant. I didn’t know how to move forward. Honestly, I didn’t even know where forward was.
The Beginning
Growing up without an emotional blueprint
What do you do when you were taught to ignore your feelings?
In my childhood home, emotions weren’t really acknowledged. My dad managed his feelings by watching TV. My mom disappeared into books. We didn’t talk about how we felt.
One of the phrases I grew up hearing — shouted at me, in fact — was, “Rational, not emotional!”
We laugh about it now, but back then, that became the unspoken rule:
Logic was acceptable. Emotion was not.
So when my mom died, I had no emotional map for grief. I didn’t know how to fall apart, let alone put myself back together.
The Shift
Learning to feel what I had ignored for so long
It started with grief, but it didn’t end there.
That moment — when grief knocked me flat — was the beginning of a long, ongoing journey.
I’ve spent years learning how to:
Feel and release emotions without judgment.
Listen to my inner world instead of fearing it.
Create safe containers for emotional processing — for myself and others.
The Tools
The birth of Home Compass (and beyond)
Practical + emotional support, woven together.
The Home Compass, Money Compass, Relationship Compass, and Advanced Compass programs grew out of that work.
They weave together everything that helped me heal:
EFT tapping to release heavy emotions
Gentle visualizations to bring clarity
Essential oils & healing tools to anchor new practices
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Intentional design to help your environment support your inner world
Still Learning
I don’t teach this from a mountaintop
I’m still on the path, just like you.
These tools helped me reclaim parts of myself I thought were gone forever. They gave me clarity in places that once felt foggy. Relief where there had only been pain.
And here’s the truth: I’m still learning. Still healing. Still a work in progress.
I don’t teach this work from a mountaintop. I teach it while walking the same winding path as you — learning new layers every time I return to it.
Your Turn
Welcome to the work
Because your story matters too.
Somewhere in this work, I hope you find:
A sense of healing where there’s been hurt.
Clarity where life has felt confusing or heavy.
And a sense of wholeness you can carry forward into every corner of your life.
I’m so glad you’re here.