Emotions are of great value to me and I have always filtered my world and my experiences through them. However, growing up, emotions were never talked about or addressed in my household, I think this is a very common experience for a lot of people. For me, emotions weren’t validated, nurtured or valued for the important information they provide. This resulted in feeling very lonely, disconnected and unsure about how to really connect with others, this created a lot of pain and discomfort for me and rippled into all aspects of my life.
My working career started as a stage manager for the Edmonton Comedy Festival having an education in Audio Visual Arts, it seemed like a good fit. I didn’t realise it at the time but I was already seeking a path that would allow a conduit for me to express and create emotional connections with others. However, as life happens, so it changes our direction and after some time, I found myself in a more traditional role in Human Resources. HR allowed me to connect with individuals on a deeper personal level but there was still something not quite fulfilled.
With this led to the next step in my education and personal journey. I became a Massage Therapist with a specialty in Onsen Therapy. As I put my energies into this work, for the first time I started to see the impact that emotions or lack thereof had on the mind and the physical body itself. I knew I had to explore this further as this awareness was the first real glimpse into what would become my true passion and the road to deeper connection. This first step to emotional connection is what led me to seek further education and development.
Through this new channel of education, I knew I had found a path to understand, express and connect emotionally with people. It is also through this that I met Jackie. Just like Jackie, all of this work has required an intense amount of personal focus, awareness, deep intimacy with self and others, practicums, hours of personal reflection and empowered decision making. I have certifications in Non-Verbal Communications, Intuitive Development, Etheric Connections and have studied Art Therapy to complement my education.
As would be natural, having all this new awareness and information within is wonderful but the true connection is to share it! It was down this path and working with Jackie that ElementQ was born.
It’s my belief that leveraging our emotions builds connections in relationships, and learning how to use our emotional resources in a healthy way builds healthier relationships with self and others. I think understanding and connecting to emotions is the key to minimizing a lot of our own personal suffering and I’m very interested in supporting people in developing their bridge between emotional intelligence and awareness so they can live a fuller, more experienced life.
I look forward to continuing on my own journey with EQ development while mentoring and helping others along theirs.