Welcome to the 2nd Ascent School

🧭 At 2nd Ascent, this work is personal.

True well-being—and real leadership—don’t come from chasing improvement. They come from remembering what’s real. From returning to your own rhythm. From reconnecting with your body, your values, your voice.


In a world that pulls us into performance, pressure, and disconnection, this work offers something else:


A way back to yourself.


Every course I create is designed to help you reclaim what’s been buried, dismissed, or forgotten—

so you can live and lead from a place of wholeness that doesn’t need to be earned.



Rewilding Your Soul

A coaching journey for those experiencing burnout, emotional disconnection, or a quiet longing for exerincing life more fully. Through nature-based practices, trauma-informed guidance, and a return to evolutionary wisdom, this course helps you reconnect with your true self and build sustainable well-being—one small, meaningful step at a time. 
  • Self Compassion
  • Clarity
  • Purpose
  • Expression
  • Integration
  • Authenticity

Heroic Kids

Heroic Kids is an engaging, story-based coaching program that empowers children to develop resilience, emotional intelligence, self-trust and well-being through nature-inspired adventures and hands-on activities. Each session takes kids through a chapter of their own Hero’s Journey, helping them unlock their inner strength and navigate challenges with confidence.
  • Immersive Story Telling
  • Emotional Intelligence & Resilience
  • Nature-Based Learning
  • Practical Activities
  • Guided by Wise Mentors 
  • Real-World Application

Leading Along the Edge

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 

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