About Mary
I grew up in a beautiful small valley {Vallmeyer, lL) that was surrounded by
bluffs and the Mississippi River. My formal education is from Southern Illinois
University where I received B.S. degrees in University Studies and Nursing. In
1987 I moved to Eugene, Oregon. lt has been over the last 20+ years that I have
gained knowledge and experience working with all age groups in many nursing
capacities.
It seems that I have always been pulled toward the psychological/social parts of
healing. Because of this fascination, my nursing career has taken a natural
progression over the years starting out in acute medicine and moving on to areas of drug and alcohol rehab, home heath and psychiatric nursing. I have also
acquired knowledge about energy and metaphysical concepts and I have been
trained in the Krieger-Kunz method of Therapeutic Touch.
It is the accumulation of this background that made coaching the next step for
me. It was in 1999, after my daughter was born that l was introduced to
coaching. Even though most people I talked to had no idea what coaching was - I
felt I was being called to it. lt seems it was a part of me that I had been waiting
for all my life to actualize. My life came together as I studied coaching and
hired my own coach. I graduated from Coach U (an ICF-accredited training
program in October 2004 and now have a private practice. I provide individual
coaching and I also facilitate groups at Healing Spirit Body Therapies. ln addition
to coaching, I remain an employee for Peacehealth and I teach in the Clinical
education and Leadership Development Department.
I am happily married to Ken and have a teenage step-daughter, Sydney and a 7
year-old daughter Lia. Our newest family member is Lia's poodle pup, Winnie.
My greatest joy is being a wife and Mom. The things I love are the outdoors,
hiking, biking, being creative, playing guitar, music, dance, humor and of
course, connecting with others.
