Hey there!
I’m Adrienne.
Amazon bestselling author, host of the Live Your Truth Love Your Life podcast, and life coach (specializing in grief support) who's been thriving despite all the losses I’ve experienced.
Over the years, I’ve learned some big lessons about how to take care of myself, move forward when life falls apart around you, live life to the fullest and make an impact. It’s my honor to share these insights with you.
A born-and-raised Boston girl with little more than passion and a dream, I’m proud to have created a corner on the internet where I can support people through their hardest times.
Here are a few ways I might be able to help.
Going through grief and loss and feeling overwhelmed? I can show you have to create emotional stability so you can navigate your day to day.
Feeling like you’re barely surviving some days and struggling with having enough energy to get things done? I’ll teach you tools to manage your energy and create more when you need it most.
Craving connection, to feel less alone, and more supported by someone who gets what you’re going through so you don’t have to pretend like everything is fine? I’ll meet you where you are so you can talk about your pain with the intention to heal.
I wasn’t born knowing how to do any of this. Yet, life had a way of dropping change, loss, and grief into my lap again and again.
As I figured out how to deal with my own stuff, I started helping others pick up the pieces in their life.
When I was a kid, my mom was the primary caregiver of my uncle Johnny while he faced a terminal lung cancer diagnosis. He lived with us and with that came regular conversations about pain, suffering, death, and also, what made a life worth living. Though this was a hard time in my life, the memory of my uncle –the way he lived (and died) has been an inspiration to me.
Most people think that grief is only reserved for death and dying, but I’ve learned that when there’s change, there’s loss, and where there’s loss, there’s grief.
Grief is the emotion that comes up as a result of change and loss, and it’s normal. Yet, no one likes to talk about it, and when you’re in it, everyone wants you to get over it.
I did the formal education thing – B.A. in Political Science and Economics from Chapman University and Masters of Business Administration from Suffolk University.
I've always been the curious explorer, eager to learn and expand. While my family beamed with pride at my academic achievements, I knew a conventional path wasn't where my story was meant to unfold. Those years of formal education? They solidified my love for lifelong learning and set the stage for the unconventional journey ahead.
Without making a list of all the changes, losses, and trying times in my life to air on the internet, suffice it to say that I’ve been through a lot of –two near death experiences, death of family and close friends, a cross-country move (even with the good change comes grief!), debilitating illness, a career change, and I’m currently navigating the grief of my mom’s lung cancer diagnosis.
Law Enforcement
Peer Support
Crisis Counselor
& finding my way…
I was in law enforcement for nearly 12 years, and I was in leadership positions for most of that time. What fulfilled me in that job was mentoring, making my team feel seen, heard, and supported, and the work that I did as a peer to peer counselor.
I logged nearly 5,000 hours as a peer to peer counselor, helping co-workers and their families through their darkest moments.
In the midst of that, a friend died by suicide, and I wanted to do more to help prevent this, so I became a volunteer crisis counselor. I supported people to move from a “red hot” moment to a “cool calm” so they could see their options and seek appropriate help.
I felt pressure to get it right and “save” people, but I learned that the best I could do was be present and listen. People don’t need to be fixed. They’re not broken. They need to be seen, heard, and understood.
Redefining the Impossible: In my 30s, despite a debilitating battle with long COVID, I became an endurance athlete.
From marathons to ultra events I proved that the only one who decides my limits is me. I’ve never been about winning races; I’m about showing up for myself, every single time.
I decide what’s possible for me.
You don’t have to become a marathon runner for this to be true for you too.
What I know from my own experience and through serving others:
🤍 When you’re in grief, you feel alone.
🤍 It’s hard to talk about how you’re really feeling because people judge or want to fix you.
🤍 The rollercoaster of emotions can make it impossible to show up in your life.
🤍 The things that used to be fun and fulfilling become almost meaningless.
You may not have chosen all the changes or the loss in your life, but you get to choose what happens next.
🤍 There’s ways to cope with tough emotions and feel more stable.
🤍 It’s possible to manage your energy and prioritize taking care of yourself.
🤍 You can move forward with tools and a plan to get into action in your life (without getting over your loss).
🤍 You deserve to create a life you love.