About Expert
Founder
Professions: Family Estrangement Coaching, Relationship Educator
Specialties: Ambiguous Loss, Conflict Management, Family Estrangement, Relationship Coaching, Relationship Communication
Allow me to introduce myself. I am a leader, teacher, trainer, and educator with 30+ years of experience in medical and higher education. My work and personal education focused on building and delivering formal education and training to meet the highest accreditation and licensure standards for a vast range of health care roles.
My research has focused on emergency care, sudden cardiac arrest, the chain of survival, and the impact of inter- and intra-team communication, as well as integrated team communication in the primary care setting.
In 2021, I decided to pivot from my work in health care and medical education, taking my years of experience in team building, effective communication and crisis management to work directly with families experiencing varying degrees of family estrangement.
My shift into family relationship building, teaching communication strategies, and navigating parental estrangement allowed me to bring my years of experience and formal training to people experiencing relationship estrangement and alienation.
I am currently the developer, author, researcher and podcaster for JES Consultancy and the When Our Adult Children Walk Away podcast. I coach and consult with parents and adult children who are struggling with faltering and fractured relationships. While some are grappling with “What happened?”, others are quite clear about their perspective on what happened, but they have lost the drive to stay connected. They want to find a new normal and establish a satisfying life without the unhealthy familial relationship.
Working together, my clients learn how to communicate authentically and respectfully, listen actively, and, inch by inch, rebuild trust. They learn how to sit in uncertainty, find purpose during the most difficult days, and use their grief for growth. We focus on self-awareness, accountability, acceptance and forgiveness. We explore the value and importance of relationship boundaries and master the art of making amends. With time and thoughtful consideration, they begin to understand the complexities of their estrangement.