What We Mean by "2nd Ascent"

A Second Ascent isn’t about climbing higher, chasing more, or transcending your humanity. It’s about reclaiming what was buried — rising again, but this time rooted in truth.

The Second Ascent is the rebellion against the lie that you have to be fixed, perfected, or polished to be whole. It’s the journey of remembering who you are, breaking the cycles that hold you back, and finding the courage to live YOUR truth.

The ❤️ of 2nd Ascent 

At 2nd Ascent, we believe growth isn’t about fixing yourself — it’s about remembering who you are and where you belong. Our mission is to walk alongside people who feel restless, stuck, or disconnected, and guide them back to a life rooted in authenticity, deeper connection, and the wisdom of the natural world. Through stories, courses, and coaching, we create spaces where you can slow down, breathe deeply, and rediscover your path forward.

🛠️ What We’re Building 

We envision a world where people live courageously, connected to themselves, to each other, and to nature. A world where growth isn’t about perfection or performance, but about rewilding the soul and walking together toward a more human, more hopeful future.

Pathways Back to You, Each Other, and Nature

2nd Ascent Coaching

If you’ve tried self-help and still feel stuck, you’re not broken. You just need a different kind of guide.

I don’t fix people. I walk with them as they remember who they’ve always been — beneath the coping, the performance, and the pressure to be someone else.

This isn’t about ignoring your pain or chasing some shiny “better version” of yourself. It’s about becoming more real. More rooted. More alive.

No empty self-help promises.
No toxic positivity.
No bypassing.
No bullshit.

Just honest conversations, steady guidance, and a path back to what feels real again.

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🌿 Rewilding Your Soul

Rewilding Your Soul is more than a book or a podcast — it’s an invitation to step off the path of performance and perfection, and return to a life that feels alive, connected, and real.

Through raw storytelling, honest reflection, and nature-inspired wisdom, Rewilding Your Soul guides you to:

Release the weight of cultural pressure and old survival patterns.

Reconnect with yourself, your relationships, and the natural world.

Begin your own journey of wholeness — one step at a time.

Whether you start with the book or join me on the podcast, this pathway is about remembering what it means to be human in a world gone wild. 

Get The Book!

Listen To the Rewilding Your Soul Podcast 

🦊 Heroic Kids 

Heroic Kids is a storytelling and learning adventure that helps kids — and their mentors — grow together. Through engaging stories, Wild Guardian guides, and playful activities, children discover the power of listening, courage, trust, and joy.

This isn’t about grades, performance, or pressure. It’s about creating moments of connection where kids feel seen, safe, and inspired to explore who they are.

Each story opens a doorway for conversation between kids and their mentors, giving families a fun and meaningful way to learn, reflect, and grow side by side.

Leading Along the Edge(Coming Soon)

A transformational experience for leaders ready to walk the boundary between who they are and who they want to be. In this course, the “edge” represents the threshold of your current state of being—the invisible line where old habits, beliefs, and limitations are challenged.

Through authentic and conversational leadership principles, we explore what it means to lead not by control, but by connection—to listen more deeply, to act more authentically, and to expand your capacity to influence through presence.

This is leadership as personal transformation—where growth begins at the edge.
  • Create Possibilites for Your Life and Leadership
  • Cultivate Growth Mindsets
  • Master Generative Listening
  • Build Trust & Connection
  • Transform Leadership Culture
  • Transform Your Self 

Come Back to Yourself