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Befriending the Zodiac

I’m a coach who uses tarot and astrology to help self-doubters transform their relationship with themselves so that they can stop playing small and create the life they want. I believe that tarot and astrology are a ton of fun…and when you use them on a regular basis, they are truly powerful catalysts to creating the life you want. I write about how I use these tools in my life on a daily basis.

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Writing to you from the pupa state 🐛

Hi Reader! A caterpillar sheds its skin many times throughout its life, building more of what it needs to become a butterfly with each molt. When it finally creates its chrysalis, it already has butterfly parts growing inside. Now it spends a few days to a few years dissolving the remaining caterpillar parts and completing its transformation into a totally new form. As humans, we enter the pupa state when we're in the middle of a big transition and/or big grief. When parts of us are...

Hi Reader! As you may or may not know, I’m a coach who uses tarot and astrology to help you work with your true nature so that you can find a path forward when things are hard, make your creative ideas come to life, and do things your way…even when it seems like everyone else is doing it differently. But…how do coaching, tarot and astrology help you do those things, exactly? Well, that’s what I hope to explore and unpack over the next year. I am going to be writing emails about each of the...

Hi Reader! Lately I've been pulled in a LOT of different directions. There's the knowledge that my coaching certification is almost over and the deep desire to get my work out to more clients. There's the craving for sugar...holiday cookies, chocolate gelt (aka coins), pastries, candies from my daughter's Halloween stash...all the things. (While also really not wanting to gain back the 35 lbs I lost this year.) There's the pull to lay on the couch under an electric blanket and watch Stranger...

Hi Reader! How is your December going? Mine has been full of electric blankets, hot cups of tea, snow…and sun. After winter finally arrived last week, we are back to 60 degree weather this week. My 7 year old daughter actually wore shorts today. That's Denver for you. And that's kind of how life goes, too. You think something has finally started. Your new business, your dating life, your new way of looking at the world. And then…you realize that you're scared shitless of your newfound...

Hi Reader, You may not know this about me, but I've been doing the self-employed thing for the past 14 years. I’ve been a private tutor, website designer, freelance writer, writing coach, instructional designer—and now I’m a coach/tarot reader/astrologer hybrid. (Can you tell I'm a Gemini? 😉) I’ve taken more courses and joined more memberships than I can count. And here’s something I’ve started to see clearly: A lot of them are built around this idea that someone out there has finally cracked...

Hi Reader! Are you the kind of person who falls into a book and forgets the real world exists? I LOVE epic fantasy series. You know, the ones that you can read for months, and when they end you feel like a bunch of close friends just moved away? Right now, I'm reading a series called Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman. I almost skipped it—because, honestly, Dungeon Crawler Carl? That sounds like a bad mobile game from 2007. But I'm obsessed. The series starts when Carl's ex-girlfriend's...

Hi Reader! It's been awhile since I've written, and I feel rusty, like a neck that's been angled wrong on a pillow all night. Since my last email went out to you, I went to Seattle for an astrology convention (amazing!), did readings at a huge two day fair in Denver (great, but also really stressful...especially the GIGANTIC storm that almost blew my tent away at the end), celebrated my 43rd birthday (chill and fun), and got my two of my wisdom teeth out (painful, but not as bad as I thought...

Hi Reader! The phrase self-love is thrown around so much these days. It's what I do in my work - help my clients fall in love with themselves. (If you're ready to explore this work together, you can schedule a Cosmic Clarity Call here.) But what does self-love really mean, anyway? And is it even fully possible? This Monday I received a reading from my new friend who is a Human Design coach and energy healer. She told me that part of me was hiding. She said it looked like I was in a dark cave,...

Hi Reader! Ever notice how sometimes the most profound clarity comes from the simplest questions? This week, instead of wrestling with the buzzing thoughts in my head when writing this email, I decided to pull a tarot card, close my eyes, and do an intuitive visualization. I pulled the Seven of Swords reversed. The figure in this card is awkwardly carrying five swords (by the blades! Ouch!) while looking back longingly at two swords they couldn’t manage to pick up. It feels like a frozen...

Hi Reader! I'm thrilled to announce that the Befriend the Zodiac Birthday Club is officially open! 💌 When your zodiac season arrives, you'll receive four weekly birthday messages designed specifically for your sign. Think of it as a month-long celebration where each week brings a new surprise to help you understand yourself better and celebrate your existence on this Earth. While I'm keeping the specific contents under wraps (because every birthday needs some mystery!), I promise each message...