Create a life that is connected, balanced & meaningful.

How do we meet change without losing ourselves or each other?

Sometimes change happens quietly over time: a life that looks successful no longer feels connected to who you are. You're doing “all the things” with the people you love, but feel disconnected from each other. Or maybe you’re so busy managing life that you're missing the beauty of living it.

Sometimes change arrives all at once: a birth, a loss, a love, a move, a new role, an uncertain world. However change comes, we often respond by holding on tighter, working harder, and relying on familiar strategies that may no longer serve us.

I help thoughtful, capable people—individuals, couples, work teams —soften that grip, reconnect with what matters, and grow into new ways of being. Together, we make room to meet life with greater presence and choose what comes next with intention.

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Meet Shelly

As a counselor, coach, and educator, I've spent twenty years helping people come home to themselves.

Working with individuals, couples, and organizations, I help to navigate life's challenges, deepen connection, and cultivate wellbeing through human development coaching, counseling, and mindful education.

Drawing on transformational coaching, mindfulness, interpersonal neurobiology, somatic psychology, and developmental psychology, I bring together decades of learning and experience in ways that feel practical, accessible, and deeply human.

Whether working with an individual, a couple, or a leadership team, my intention is the same: to cultivate a deeper sense of worth and meaning, strengthen connection to what matters most, and support meaningful, inspired action.

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Who I Work With

Thoughtful people who want to meet their lives with more presence and less struggle

I believe in us. I believe in the beauty and transformational power of a human life. When we have the support, space & skills to be deeply present with who we are, life opens up and our inner wisdom flows.

Mindful Wellbeing cultivates this transformational presence and it all starts with connection to self and others. When we transform ourselves, we change the world.

Find yourself below, learn more, and let’s start a conversation.

Individuals

One-on-one coaching for adults, couples, and emerging adults who are ready to take intentional time and look honestly at their lives. We explore where you feel stuck and where you are growing, and help you to build a life that feels more aligned and more fully your own.

BUILD A MINDFUL LIFE

Organizations

Programs, leader circles, and workshops for teams and leaders who know that healthy organizations are built from the inside out. As people learn to manage stress, communicate with intention, and lead with presence, the culture begins to change.

MINDFUL WELLBEING @ WORK

Community

Circles, courses, writing, and free resources for anyone seeking a little more clarity, meaning, and meaningful action in everyday life. Join an evening gathering in Louisville or settle in for a quiet read at home.

GATHER & CONNECT

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Testimonials

  • "Shelly is an amazing combination of deeply intentional learning and authentic intuitive wisdom.

    And whether facilitating with a large or small group, she consistently offers her authentic voice in ways that allow others to have the experience of discovering and uncovering and validating their own deep wisdom.”

    Mary, Nashville

  • "Shelly is a wonderful practitioner who creates a compassionate, safe environment for her clients.

    She helped me navigate a career change and uncover what I truly value through a series of coaching sessions. Shelly is kind and insightful, balancing open discussion with structured activities to help me move toward my goals. I learned so much about myself during our sessions and it helped me become more self-assured in myself and my choices. “

    Libby, Boston

  • "Shelly has an openness and non-judgmental manner that eases the class into feeling comfortable in sharing our concerns with one another.

    She made me realize that I need to be the best me in order to be present for my children. I was often able to do this through Shelly's self-awareness techniques. Perhaps my biggest take-away from the Mindful Parenting class was Shelly's instruction of helping to cultivate attention, balance, and compassion. ”

    Lisa, Los Angeles

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Featured Posts

Between The Bell & The Break

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There Might Be Sharks
There Might Be Sharks

Have you ever been faced with a known risk that invited an inquiry into the line between love and fear? How do we recognize the difference between responding to a genuine risk and responding to old pain, old stories, or a nervous system that simply wants certainty? This post examines this very human moment.



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The Energy of Emergence
The Energy of Emergence

This spring reflection explores themes of mindfulness, personal growth, and emotional resilience through the lens of seasonal change. Drawing on traditions like Easter, Passover, and the Spring Equinox, it examines the difference between passive hope and meaningful action. Readers will find practical mindfulness exercises, insights on human development, and guidance for navigating uncertainty while cultivating purpose, connection, and inner clarity.



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How the Light Gets In
How the Light Gets In

We often hear the advice to “feel your feelings.” But how do we actually do that in the middle of a busy life, while living through an ongoing stream of difficult news and global uncertainty?

In this personal essay, Shelly shares a moment from her own week when she allowed herself to feel the weight of it all — and how that process slowly shifted her from despair toward reconnection with her purpose, the people and moments that give life meaning.



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