For more than half my life, I lived in fear, caught in a spiral of self-doubt and unworthiness. But the seed of the joyful, aligned life I live today was planted much earlier, in a very unexpected place.

I was eight years old, overwhelmed in the chaos of my childhood home, searching desperately for a pair of scissors to finish my homework. Frustrated and anxious, I ran next door to ask my neighbor for help. Within seconds, the scissors emerged easily in that beautiful and well-organized home. It was that moment that defined for me what a peaceful, joyful life could be.

Years later, in 1999, that buried vision was reawakened when I attended a talk by Feng Shui expert Terah Kathryn Collins at Louise Hay’s Women’s Empowerment Conference. In that room, everything clicked. I realized I could cultivate the power to create the life I dreamed of — starting with my environment.

I immersed myself in the study of Feng Shui, earning my certification from the Western School of Feng Shui in 2009. Since then, I’ve had the opportunity to learn from many spiritual teachers and coaches and the privilege of guiding thousands of women to transform not just their homes and offices, but their lives, from the outside in and the inside out.