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I’ve been a spiritual seeker since childhood. A spiritual thread has run through my life and led me to my current passion, which is to help people wake up to a life of greater purpose, freedom, and service in the world. Based in Minneapolis, I’ve had hundreds of clients as a spiritual director, teach, and leadership coach through Sojourners Institute and the Spiritual Direction Learning Lab.
Since 2004, I’ve loved training spiritual directors and leading programs in spiritual development. I also provide workshops, retreats, and leadership consultation focusing on spiritual growth and/or the Enneagram.
When I’m not playing in these spiritual ventures, I am a chaplain educator for a health care organization. Hobby-wise, I love to play jazz piano, read-read-read, knit a little, and walk dogs a lot.
What transpired in my earlier years? Well, I grew up in Northfield, MN. I vowed never to be a pastor (in 9th grade), and, as you would guess, became a pastor and campus minister.
I graduated from Augustana College, in Rock Island, IL, with religion and psychology majors, and then headed out to graduate school at Yale Divinity School. There I not only got my Masters Degree, but, best of all, met Melanie. I hit the jackpot in New Haven, CT! And, we have a lovely adult daughter, Ana, and a small pack of rescue dogs.