About Me
I have assisted teens, young adults and their family members through Life Coaching for over 20 years to create a sanctuary called their life. As well as, the last 15 years, helping single mom’s, couples, and families organize their home and create their visionary gardens. I find much joy in assisting ones to declutter their life, their home and teaching how to build their dream garden.
Do You Know Who You Are?
Are you stressed out because home is unorganized?
Do you want an outdoor space you can enjoy daily?
The name, Debbie’s Gifts came to me many years ago. What does this mean to me? We all have natural abilities and talents and I want to share mine with you. I believe it’s important to what you love and love what you do. One cannot create a joyful and loving life without looking at all aspects of their life.
I remember being asked the question from my Coach, “Do You Know Who You Are” and the answer was a resounding NO! It was a time in my life where I had a zero-to-no relationship with myself and was quite lost. I was a young, struggling single mom living in a passionateness life. I had an amazing job that brought no excitement in my life. My relationships ranged from quite toxic to semi-ok with the majority of my family relationships in serious rough shape. I allowed beliefs of not being good enough and not being worthy of love, that I carried from my teens to adulthood, to block everything I wanted to create in my life. No matter who I loved, where I traveled too, which fabulous job I had, or how many homes I owned, I still did not feel good enough.
I made the COMMITMENT to STOP running from myself, to DIG IN and GET TO WORK on ME because I wanted more than what I had been settling for. This required me being very honest with myself. Digging in meant looking at every part of my life that needed to get unclutters and more healthy: my choices including with food, my relationships, my home….and I began to clean house.
My motto from then to present: “after me, you come first.” There is power in this statement!
Debbie’s Gifts was born out of me wanting to support others who got stuck in life, were frustrated with the chaos of their unorganized home and swamped with working and raising children such that they didn’t have time to learn how to plant a garden or didn’t have the tools to create a happy and peaceful life.
Education & Certifications
- B.A. Business Management, University of Phoenix
- Certified Communities That Care Coach, University of Washington
- Certified Premier Educational Seminars Facilitator
- Certified Instructor for Reconnecting Youth Prevention Program
- Certified SAPST (Substance Abuse Prevention Skills Training)
- Certified A.S.I.S.T. (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training)
- Certified Hazelden Substance Abuse & Prevention
Currently I am volunteering with the Universal Education Foundation in Colorado Springs as a co-facilitator of Youth Groups
My interview section will Start at: 19:57 minutes & Ends: 30:42 minutes
Are you READY to remove your life and home clutter and CREATE your SANTUARY called your LIFE?
Debbie and I first met 14 years ago when I was a troubled kid living in a group home in Colorado. I remember not being able to sleep at night and Debbie would be working the night shifts. We would have the best conversations about life and goals. She always had the perfect things to say to assist me with what I was going through. Fast forward 14 years, after many phone calls and conversations, venting and laughing, I am honored to call Debbie my good friend. Always offering advice from the soul with love and intention, Debbie is a beautiful person. The amount of positive change she has encouraged in countless lives of both Children and Adults is astounding to say the least and it is testament to the kind of person she is. I would not be alive today if it were not for people like Debbie being in my life at the right times over many years. I am 31 now and a Realtor in two States, living in the mountains in a beautiful setting, enjoying life every day. Debbie, I thank you and all of our friends in the community with LOVE and GRATITUDE for if it were not for your selflessness, I would not be the person I am today.
Talking weekly with Debbie helped me motivate myself, set and achieve goals, as well as find a purpose during a time I was struggling. I felt comfortable being honest in our talks, and her advice never came on as condescending. Just genuinely caring. She truly enjoys helping other people and showed me ways to improve my mental health and start down a new path I am proud of. Thanks again Debbie!
Thank you for all of your work with our son. It is clear to us that your work together has made a significant positive difference in his moods, interactions with the family and his life goals. It is terrific that he now has a solid objective and a plan to get there over the next few years. It is also good to know that he has someone that he is comfortable to reach out to if he encounters any bumps along the way.