About Christine

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At the age of 10, I was enrolled in an Independent Fundamentalist Baptist school where I attended through high school. My childhood abandonment and neglect made me an ideal candidate to go all in and be the religious good girl. I chose similar colleges eventually graduating from an evangelical university, marrying at age 20, having my first child at 22 and making no other plan than to be a wife and mother. I remained in the high-demand religious bubble until I turned 40. However, I can see that my entire life has been a gradual deconstruction of the toxic beliefs handed to me as a child. 

I've been on a journey of self-discovery and healing from religious trauma. I've done years of therapy and EMDR specifically for trauma. Now I'm learning to hear my own intuition again, and I'm learning to love myself. The roots of religiosity run deep, and the implications take a while to unpack. I'm trained in trauma-informed care and continue to learn the impacts of religious trauma so I can better help my clients. 

Trained as a holistic coach through Radiant Coaches Academy, I am pursuing my credential from the International Coaching Federation. I love the way coaching empowers people as they form the habit of being present, tuning into their bodies and sense of Self! I value owning our stories, accepting reality, and loving ourselves and others. 

A native of Southern California, sunshine is a necessity to my well-being so living in the desert fits me well. I love to spend quality time with friends and family drinking coffee, being near water and going for long walks outdoors.