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All About Me~ sort of

Credentials:

Over 40 years in education, Master of Science Instructional Technology, Ph.D. Adult Education, Graduate Certificate Organizational Development, Graduate Certificate Women's Studies, Certified Trainer: The Mindfulness School,  Certified FLOW Facilitator: Good Grief Network, Certified Life Coach: The Life Coach School, Advanced Flower Essence Practitioner:  Sara Artemisia, Plant Spirit Wisdom, Certified Grief Recovery Method® Specialist: The Grief Recovery Institute.

Yes, but who am I really?

I'm a mother, grandmother, dog caregiver, educator/coach/writer, entrepreneur and homesteader.  Whew!

Every day is filled with possibility so the struggle is to stay focused on what's most important. My children are well into their mid-life years and live on either coast of the U.S. My grandchildren are too quickly launching into young adulthood. My current rescue, Charlie, is an elderly lemon beagle/yellow lab who spent three years chewing on the bars of his crate. He is the poster dog for hard times do not create a hard heart.

 

For 40+ years, I was a professional educator. I taught and trained in business, government, college, public school and on-line settings. I've been working in change management since the early days of organizational development and the rollout of new technology back when technology was considered new. In 2010, I took a sabbatical to become the Executive Director of The Foundation for Art, Life, and Science, a non-profit that combined my love of the earth, passion for education, belief in science, and devotion to art. We created a pre-school garden space with areas for art, music, literature, an insectary, herbs, vegetables, fruit vines and trees, and with places to climb, balance, dramatize, create and socialize.

 

In 2013, a family move placed me in a tiny house where I learned construction skills while homesteading, certified as a FLOW facilitator for on-line climate grief groups with the Good Grief Network, and volunteered with local non-profits, such as Sin Barreras, Master Gardeners and the 4-H School Garden programs.

 

After a COVID/Gray divorce in 2021, I moved into a 100+ year old house in an urban area, certified as a life coach with Brooke Castillo's The Life Coach School, began studying flower essences with Sara Artemisia at the Plant Spirit Wisdom Academy, and certified as a Grief Recovery Method® Specialist with The Grief Recovery Institute.

 

Today

I am now dedicated to helping others overcome grief and loss through the Grief Recovery Method® and to walking with women as they create lives of possibility, through on-line one-on-one sessions and in small groups. I am especially sensitive to and supportive of others in understanding the losses associated with abuse. I also have unique experiences with the complex losses that occur from relationships with narcissists. I know recovery is possible and that each of us can overcome limiting beliefs, tap into our innate power and take bold action toward our most ambitious goals and dreams.  

If you are interested in more of my grief recovery story, please see my website at the Grief Recovery Institute:

 https://www.griefrecoverymethod.com/grms/luann-collins

Interested in Grief Recovery?Curious about life transition coaching? 
Learn more in a free consultation...

Thanks for taking the first step toward your endless possibilities.

Espressos
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