Hi! I’m Amber
I’m a chocolate-loving mom of four boys & wife to a Star Wars loving chemist. I love summer nights on my back deck, cookies, & reading good books.
I also have a PhD in Marriage, Family, & Human Development & I’m all about helping women feel like themselves again—so their relationships can be wonderful too.
Sounds like something you want? Let’s do this!
I’m here to help you feel like yourself again—so you can show up more fully in the relationships you care about most
Can I Tell You Why?
A few years ago, I took a good look at myself and found some things feeling a little off.
I had a really good life…and I knew it! But something just felt like it wasn’t quite right.
Too many of my relationships were feeling flat. I was snipping at my kids more than I wished. Date nights felt dull. And my friendships were more filled with way more drama than I wanted.
I was also always busy with things to do (you know, laundry, bills, appointments), but didn’t feel fulfilled by most of those things.
So What Did I Do?
I started to take a good look at myself and I realized that I needed to make some changes.
I figured if I was the common factor in all of these relationships that felt a little lackluster, maybe that meant I needed to do some work.
And so I did it. I started seeking out resources to help me take become more of the woman I wanted to be. And I found some great help.
But Then I Realized…
That I’d been quietly putting my own needs last, trying to live up to what everyone else wanted, and losing pieces of myself in the process—and that this was actually disconnecting me from my family, friends, and myself.
And I realized that I wasn’t alone in this.
The pressures I was feeling as a mom, wife, mother, daughter, friend…the constant overwhelm, the long to-do list that left me feeling busy but unfulfilled, the disconnect from myself, and the just ok relationships with others, these were common experiences.
But I also learned that it didn’t have to be this way.
I could more fully embrace who I was, I could stop suppressing myself and learn to do things that felt right to me more often…
Guess Where That Led Me?
The changes I felt as I worked on myself felt so right! (Honestly, I was amazed at the difference.)
My relationships got better, I felt more confident, I was more at peace with myself, and I enjoyed my life more.
I knew that I wanted this for other women too, so…
Back to school I went. What?! I did NOT see that coming. I’d graduated with my bachelor’s almost 20 years earlier!
But in my quest to improve myself, I’d learned some things that I thought could really help other women too. The thing is, I wanted to really understand these things deeply so that I could be a strong resource for others, so first a master’s and then a PhD had me doing a deep dive into research about self-silencing and creating thriving relationships.
Because I want those things for YOU too!
Because We. Deserve. Better.
We deserve to feel confident in who we are and like we get to develop ourselves even when we are caring for others too.
We deserve to feel connected with the people we love the most.
We deserve peace, calm, clarity, purpose, passion, and meaningful relationships.
And frankly, our families deserve for us to feel better too.
Here’s how I can help you
I’m here to guide you away from the small, quiet ways you might be losing touch with yourself and to help you come home to who you are…
Here are some of my favorite resources:
That was some deep stuff. Now let’s have some fun!
Amber is…
Feeling a Little Disconnected Lately?
Maybe you’re carrying too much and feeling overwhelmed. Maybe you feel a little lost, not quite sure who you are outside of everyone else’s needs. Maybe you’re longing to feel truly seen and valued in your relationships. Or maybe you second-guess yourself and wish you felt more confident.
(Or maybe all of those sound familiar.)
Discover the small ways you might be losing touch with who you are—without even realizing it.