I’m Mari — educator and guide for those who feel everything and are ready to feel just themselves.

For over 25 years I worked as a teacher, director, and consultant in higher education. First teaching communication & critical thinking, directing college debate teams, and mentoring thousands of students in how to speak truth with clarity and impact. Later bringing that same precision and power to the publishing world through consulting with university leaders on how knowledge gets shaped — and shared.

But that was the outer world.
Beneath the surface, I was unraveling — and becoming.

Through chronic illness that nearly claimed my life, a second divorce that stripped me bare, and life initiations I wouldn’t have chosen but now wouldn’t trade, I came to understand something deeper:

Words can save us.
But only when they rise from authenticity.
Only when they come from a self we fully inhabit.

I serve those who walk between worlds — empaths, healers, purpose-led professionals, and cultural creatives — who are exquisitely attuned to the needs of others, but often at a significant cost to their wellness and vitality.

my work is for those who
🌿Absorb energy they don’t know how to release
🌿Struggle to say what’s true without discomfort, rupture, or collapse
🌿Long to connect & serve without exhaustion

a few truths I’ve lived into
🌿Sensitivity is not a flaw — it’s an intelligent guide
🌿 Energetic boundaries don’t disconnect us — they help us maintain connection without exhaustion or collapse
🌿 We don’t have to choose between being open and grounded
🌿 Our words, when rooted in authenticity, become our medicine

initiations that shaped me (and shape my work)
🌿Near-death illness that taught me how to listen to all that wishes me well
🌿Ending of marriages that returned me to myself
🌿Long arc of motherhood — guiding two now-grown souls while learning to guide my own
🌿 Rites of passage that stripped what was false and called forth authenticity

This is healing work. And it is also practical.

We talk about
nervous systems and energy fields.
We speak in the language of
communication and ceremony.
We build businesses, lives, and practices
that are both
rooted and radiant.

If you’re ready for your clearing — I’m here.
Let’s begin.