Hi. I’m Emilah

Often called a Midwife to the Soul, I help women navigate uncertainty, lean into life changing pivots, and simplify day-to-day decisions by listening to and embodying their soul’s divine essence.

Once an ambitious, left-brained PhD student and rising higher ed administrator, a rollover car accident cracked open my being, allowing psychic, intuitive, and energy-healing gifts to be revealed.

After the accident, I turned to Deborra, a psychic channel, herbalist, and healer to help me integrate and embody these newly awakened gifts. While I have learned from many gifted healers and psychics, she was my main mystic mentor for over a decade.

Now a coach, psychic channel, energy healer, and speaker, I have guided more than 1,500 clients over 18 years as they refine their life and business to align with their soul. 

Having devoted my life to recovery from codependency, living in alignment with the cycles of nature, and embodying ancient Eastern and Western non-dual teachings, I walk the mystic’s path.

I especially enjoy helping highly sensitive, empathic women leave people-pleasing behind and put themselves at the center of their life, relationships, business, and/or career. With my guidance, they learn to embrace uncertainty and confidently face the unknown as they discern their unique way forward, one step at a time.

My clients include healers, entrepreneurs, business owners, educators, creatives, health care professionals, non-profit leaders, and corporate executives. They have worked in organizations as diverse as Hellman & Friedman Private Equity, The Mel King Institute, the US Army, Nordstrom, City University of New York, the University of Victoria, and Doctors Without Borders. 

When not helping my clients connect to their soul, you’ll find me walking my dogs in the Sonoran desert, communing with crystals, visiting with friends, or reading a good book.

I live in Tucson, Arizona with my husband Jacob and our dogs Maisy and Reggie.

You’re in good company

Working with me is not for the faint of heart.

Soul-inspired transformation requires a period of unraveling before your new life is revealed.

It requires living in the unknown for a while, using your inner guidance to navigate, and taking exquisite care of yourself.

The changes start in your inner world and are then expressed outwardly in how you live your life—how you treat yourself, relate to others, and make decisions.

Simple, but not easy. 

For those courageous enough to embark on this journey, the rewards are delightful. 

Your inner and outer worlds align. You find meaning and pleasure in work, relationships, and play. Life happens, but leaning on intuition and faith helps navigate the rough patches.

You won't recognize yourself on the other side. The dragonfly doesn't even resemble the nymph.

My Formal Education

For more about my work history and professional life, see my LinkedIn profile.

“‎I have been a seeker and I still am, but I stopped asking the books and the stars, and I started listening to the teaching of my soul.”
— from Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

Random Tidbits About Me…

  • I rely on intuition for most every decision

    I’m deeply familiar with transformation and the faith-filled leaps it requires. I’ve left jobs, cities, graduate programs, and relationships following inner guidance. I’ve also stayed put when it was uncomfortable because that’s the hit I got. I feel into what to wear each morning. Living this way requires courage, faith and trust in myself and God (insert your name for God here).

  • Retreats light me up

    I love retreats and small group workshops that go deep. I was an onsite organizer for twelve Nonviolent Communication International Intensive Trainings (IITs) and have designed and facilitated a variety of my own workshops and retreats.

  • Brené Brown is my Shero

    I'm a big fan of Brené Brown. I've read or listened to every one of her books and podcasts and most everything she's recommended. I am changed, in part, because of her work.

  • A whack upside the head made me psychic!

    I was in a rollover car accident in 2004 which cracked open intuitive and energy healing gifts. I spent several years coming to understand, contain, and focus these gifts with my mentor Deborra and other practitioner/trainers. Then I enrolled in a coach training program to integrate them into a coaching model.

  • Working the steps was harder than grad school

    I moved to Tucson to go to grad school; to work on a Ph.D.. I got sober and worked the steps while in living there. The 12-step community reparented me. The Ph.D. is still unfinished (affectionately called ABD - all but dissertation) despite 3 attempts at a dissertation. The healing and personal growth work when you have an addictive/codependent personality - well, that never ends!

  • I love to travel

    I grew up in New England, went to college and lived in Potsdam and Canton, NY, and spent a year living in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany working for AFRC and traveling around Europe. I love to travel and explore new places, although I do it less as I age.

  • Guided by the Bhagavad Gita

    I’ve been studying Eastern spirituality and practicing yoga and meditation for over 20 years. I moved to Albuquerque, NM to study at the Ayurvedic Institute. One of my favorite books is Stephen Cope’s The Great Work of Your Life – a teaching on the Bhagavad Gita. His most recent Dharma in Difficult Times is also a keeper!

  • I'm an Empath

    I'm an introverted, empathic, intellectually curious, highly sensitive person (HSP). I’ve created a life that supports my personality, interests, and the values I hold dear. I look forward to helping you do the same.

  • Somewhere between a nerd and a geek

    I started college as a computer management systems major. I liked the people work but not the coding (called programming then:-). I still think from a systems perspective and use technology to make life easier. This is a great skill when working in/with organizations!

  • I've been coaching all my life

    As a student affairs administrator, I listened and advised students, staff and faculty all the time - we just didn't' call it coaching. Coaching for Transformation helped me integrate the skills from my years in higher education with my intuitive capacity and added formal coaching skills. I've been doing Intuitive Life Coaching for a decade now and just love this way of connecting and serving.

  • Living in the Wild West

    I currently call Tucson, AZ (the traditional land of the Tohono O’odham) my home, but I have the privilege of working with people all over the world through my virtual intuitive life coaching and energy healing practice. My husband, two dogs, and two cats moved from Santa Fe in the summer of 2022 after living in New Mexico for 17 years.

  • Affirmative prayer changed my life

    I enjoy praying out loud with people and have seen and experienced the miracles of prayer. I was an active member of Unity Spiritual Center Albuquerque for 12 years serving in a variety of roles - Prayer Chaplain, Prayer Chaplain Trainer/Coordinator, Church Administrator, and Board Member to name a few! I currently attend Unity of Tucson.

  • I carry the frequency of transformation in my being

    Whomever I’m with, wherever I am, change is sure to follow. I also have a remarkable capacity for presence—holding unconditional, empathic space.

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