Savor Your Full, Vital and
Only Life
Contemplating life two days after learning that I’d been listed for transplant.
So I decided to make a “fuck it” list.
On June 8, 2022, I was listed for a liver transplant.
I'd been hospitalized four times in the previous 12 months after 15 years of increasing severity with my two autoimmune liver diseases. I remember it all so clearly: the cancer scare I found myself in, the sobering phone call with my doctor, the fear of not finding an organ, and the unavoidable and gut-wrenching sense that the clock was now ticking faster than before.
I couldn't believe this moment had finally arrived, and I felt shocked at the existential threat it posed — that I might not find a match. That I might get a liver and not survive the surgery. That I might survive the surgery and still die within a few years.
Travel, surf camp, a concert at Red Rocks…
…things that would nourish me, bring me joy, and distract me a bit from my medical situation.
I started knocking them off one at a time while I began looking for a living donor.
I had started to come to terms more and reckon with the end of my life, which helped me process grief and fear around it.
Yet, for three months, I delayed starting to look for a living donor because I was afraid — scared that no one would step forward, or that anyone who did wouldn't be a match.
And that would confirm my greatest fear: that I was alone in all this.
On October 15, 2022, I finally emailed friends and family to ask them to consider stepping forward as my living donor.
In what can only be described as a miracle, my prayers were answered two weeks later:
a family I don’t know directed their dying son’s liver to me specifically, and I wound up having
my transplant on October 29, 2022 — exactly two weeks after I sent my email.
The first 3 months after my surgery were intensely difficult.
I was overcome with such gratitude, grief and fear, but I couldn’t laugh or cry because it hurt my abdomen too much. It was really hard to process my emotions at the time, and I eventually joined a transplant support group, and hearing about others’ experiences helped normalize mine.
It’s difficult to understand what we’ve been through—even for ourselves.
The transcendent nature of this experience comes and goes for me at different moments. I am alive because of a beautiful gift from a stranger, the complex science of the transplant process, and the insane capability of my body. Yet, I also carry intense survivor’s guilt.
These thoughts and feelings wash over and fill me at the most unexpected times. And it’s only been through practices to access the feelings in my body that I’ve been able to process the fear, grief, joy, and the extraordinary nature of this experience that very few people can understand.
I got a second chance at life, and it has been a catalyst for me to make long overdue changes, to live in greater alignment, to take action on my purpose, and to identify what serves me and what doesn't.
My mission is to help my fellow transplant patients do
the same: to realize lives of fulfillment, liberation,
vitality, and happiness.
The Details
Rates
This package is designed to hold you in a 3- to 6-month container to support you through the complex challenges of this experience.
12 sessions | 60 minutes | $3,000* | Get started
*Financial assistance is available for those who need it. I don’t want finances to be an obstacle to getting the support you need.
Coaching Philosophy
Client-Centered. Every transplant is unique; therefore, this process is completely customized to you, your experience, and your story.
Embodiment-Based. We process emotions and experiences like grief, joy, and sorrow through embodiment practices and guided meditations.
Outcome-Driven. Together, we will envision your ideal future while honoring the reality of where you are now with love, compassion, and respect.
My Commitment to You
I’m committed to supporting you outside of our sessions, to serving you deeply and helping you transform and progress in whatever ways feel right for you.
I’m committed to seeing and believing that something new is possible for you, and helping you savor life.
I’m committed to helping you get clarity on what it means for you to live a meaningful, vital, and fulfilling life.