all i wanted was to feel like myself again...& i want to help you do the same.
Hi! I'm peg
Did your life change after kids...but, not in a cute, Rom-com kinda way? From the outside it looks like you have it all but on the inside you're...
Overwhelmed, anxious, & exhausted, juggling all-the-things...not to mention unfulfilled & drowning in guilt...wishing you could just feel better but don't know where to start.
You wonder...
Will I ever feel like myself again?
trained psychotherapist & resilience coach
I feel you. Because I was you...
"Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves."
- Henry David Thoreau
i there. I'm Peg, trained psychotherapist & resilience coach (BA PSY + MA Professional Counseling PSY), wife of 18 years, and empath-INFJ mom of two beautiful boys. Values I live by: integrity, kindness, growth, family, and keeping it real.
Once upon a time, I had my shit together. I was a crazy-happy-ambitious-go-getter with larger than life dreams...working two jobs while putting myself through grad school full time, graduating top of my class, building my first home at 25, finding love & marriage at 28...the sky was the limit...until suddenly it wasn't.
At 31, I launched my first business, had a baby, and spread myself thin. Neglecting my own needs, I drifted slowly into the dark abyss of PPD&A (postpartum depression and anxiety), a crippling, all-consuming, shame-laden pain like I'd never experienced. And as a cherry-on-top, the recession hit, devastating us financially. It was just all too much.
I withdrew from those I loved and for the first time in my life felt completely isolated, overwhelmed, and helpless. I no longer recognized the woman staring back at me in the mirror.
With a deep knowing that I had to find her again, my journey began...not the steady climb of a mountainside but a rocky ride in a vast, unpredictable, and stormy ocean. With time, perseverance, lots of gains and setbacks, I eventually created momentum...restoring my resilience, confidence, and faith in myself...reclaiming my life.
With a renewed sense of inner peace, joy, and hope for the future, I was able to finally start living my life again instead of simply surviving. And, I promised myself I'd help other women do the same...sparing them the unnecessary suffering and pain of figuring it out alone.
my story
And so...I created Resilient Mom Academy™, a program that cuts straight through the BS of overwhelm and shoots you out the other side...Resilient & Renewed, Reclaiming your life.
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I've been married 18 years.
There's nothing more important to me in this world than my family. We're kinda homebodies...we love game night, watching movies, and just grillin' + chillin' in the backyard. #thesimplelife :)
i have 2 psych degrees.
A BA in Psychology + an MA in Professional Counseling Psychology. I've worn many different hats over the years: waitress, photographer, psychotherapist but first and foremost I love people. I’m fascinated by how our minds work and why we do what we do.
i'm writing a novel.
Writing has been a passion of mine my entire life. I'm working on a psychological thriller to be finished in 2021 (I've also got a non-fiction book in the works). It's my dream to see one of my books on the NY Times bestseller list. Stay tuned!
i read about 100 books a year.
Not only do I have a passion for writing but I'm obsessed with books, reading about two per week (thank you Kindle Unlimited!). I love juicy fiction and personal development...I'm always looking to grow and love a dark plot twist. My favorite genre? Psychological thrillers of 'course!
i was on my college hip-hop dance team.
Girl, if the music is on...my booty is a shakin'! Our team would travel and compete, baggy jeans, cocked baseball caps and all. Those were the days...I miss you 1995!
i was born in dubai.
People get surprisingly excited when I share this fact but I'm not fancy...I swear ;) I've lived in the states most of my life making my way from NYC down to Atlanta. Being Persian, I feel very blessed to have grown up with a different cultural perspective.
