CLIENT STORIES
I’m so blessed to work with the most heartful, smart, creative, conscious healers and gifted innovators around. As the sacred space held here refreshes and strengthens your wisdom and confidence, brilliant results of peace, passion and fulfillment follow. Here are a few amazing ones and their stories.
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💕 CLIENT STORIES 🙏
Denise listened beneath my words and the words of the group; hearing both the mystic and the professional and reflected back a synthesis that felt both practical and sacred.
I was reminded again how much you’ve meant to me over the years. You’ve been such a steady North Star in my entrepreneurial path, with your blog posts, energetic manifestation techniques, and MasterMind training that I’ve used as a guide all these years.
Thank you for the ways you’ve believed in me and helped me shape this work into what it is now. I appreciate you more than I can say.
Before coaching, I was overflowing with ideas but lacked a grounded container to bring them to life. My work as a ceremonial artist and spiritual innovator was rich in inspiration, but I struggled to translate vision into structure; how to speak to my right people, figure out the right sliding scale pricing language with innovation, and balance the sacred service with sustainable business practices I’ll actually commit to.
Denise’s depth and breadth of knowledge and presence made the business side of spiritual caregiving feel like an extension of soul work.
In the coaching, I found language for what I was already embodying; that spiritual entrepreneurship is both ministry and artistry. Denise helped me clarify my offerings, lay the groundwork for frameworks that honor reciprocity, and root my vision of “Ritual Lab” and community leadership in reality.
The specific feature of the coaching I valued was Denise’s intuitive precision. She listened beneath my words and the words of the group; hearing both the mystic and the professional and reflected back a synthesis that felt both practical and sacred. Her tools were adaptable, her insight keen, her humor kept it real.
I would absolutely recommend this work for others. Denise bridges business and spirit with humor and grace, and deep intuitive connection. She is an ally for visionaries who want to make their calling sustainable without losing its soul.
Working with Denise was one of the earliest catalysts that helped me weave together chaplaincy, ceremony, and entrepreneurship. Her mentorship planted the seeds that have since grown into thriving work at the intersection of sacred arts, ecology, and community innovation.
I appreciate you more than I can say.
By water and wind,
Circe
Circe Moss MacDonald, Eco-Chaplain & Ceremonialist, Founder of Rituallab.org
Spiritual Director of the Portland New Church, Center for Sacred Arts
The layers that you helped me uncover – that’s exactly what I was hoping for when I first started looking for a career coach.
Coming from a quality perspective, continuous improvement is something that you would do, not just in the workplace, but also in your life. You should always be looking to expand your horizons and improve upon yourself, improve your life, in whatever ways you can. I’ve changed so much over the years, just by trying to make that continuous improvement. The layers that you helped me uncover – that’s exactly what I was hoping for when I first started looking for a career coach.
– Kim Jakway, Lead Quality Engineer
“I’m doing the work I love, and contributing in the way I am meant to”
I was feeling full of all kinds of ideas but really didn’t know what to do … I needed help to focus, and be accountable again. I was feeling a little deflated – the job market, my unique profession – and I was not finding my new work in Boulder or Colorado. You had a spiritual component that I was drawn to, and the work was holistic. That’s essential, and I was drawn to that and your openness. You never pushed one way or another; you just kept asking me the questions that helped me get to the creative place, to get me to the next level. Now I’m really in my element, love the Northwest. I’m doing the work I love, and contributing in the way I am meant to. The work was really rich… heart and soul centered … phenomenal. I loved that you were so approachable and really knew what you were doing.
Sheila Tallmon, Children’s Camp Director
Seattle, WA
More willing to do things I ordinarily wouldn’t; more self-confident, more fulfilled
I would say the biggest learning – and this was HUGE for me – was the work around negative core beliefs. This helped me to realize that being “out there” and speaking my truth is actually safer than staying small. That led to my claiming my work as a real business instead of a hobby. I can’t tell you how big that is! I feel more committed, willing to do things that I ordinarily wouldn’t do, especially in terms of outreach. I feel more satisfied, more self-confident, and more fulfilled. I expect to make more money.
What is unique about Denise’s work is the way she integrates the practical and the “magical” (Law of Attraction). You bring in the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual – more than anyone else I know. I have never seen anyone before who does that. And you makes it fun besides!
Meg Sullivan, Reiki Master, Oakland, CA
Almost unfathomable what has shifted and the gears you got moving…
When Denise let me know that she was creating a webinar, I jumped at the chance to work with her on issues of wealth and creativity. Having worked with Denise one-on-one in the past, however, I was unsure of how I’d feel sharing her time and expertise with other participants. What I discovered was that her ability to zero in on the needs of her clients only became more charged and clear and created a sort of super magnet energy that connected the entire group in a dynamic, exciting, way. Plus, by sharing the journey with other clients I was able to understand my journey more thoroughly, more quickly. In one short month, I was on my way to living my intention: to be in awe of my joyful balanced life. I’m so grateful for the gears you got moving in me. It’s been almost unfathomable what has shifted.
Morgan Rowe, Life Coach/Chaplain, Actress/Writer, Portland, ME
The best part – the family history and ancestral money exploration
When I heard Denise mention Healthy Wealth, I knew she was the coach for me. Since I already knew how to do health, I knew I could do wealth and was ready to connect this concept to my money zone. The best part of the work for me was the family history and ancestral money exploration. I had NO female models of independent, powerful businesswomen. We cleared a few other stories that weren’t serving me. Now I see what a pioneer I am, and how to navigate the practical and mystical next steps in healthy wealth creation.
Beverly Green, Image Consultant, Public Speaker, Falls Church, VA
With Denise’s … soul savvy magic… I was a bud that could…open and receive light
With Denise’s tools and soul savvy magic I felt like a bud that could start to open and receive more light. I saw that we all want to grow, we all want this. The willingness to share what is true for me is world’s better than keeping it a secret to myself. It is
refreshing to feel that I’m doing something, really taking action!
Tessalin Green, Musician, Photo/Image Consultant, Boulder
“A driving force in keeping my dream and passion going, during and after coaching”
I had a dream and a passion that was emerging, and wanted support bringing that into reality. Our energy together has been a driving force in keeping that going. You seemed to have an inherent knowing of what I needed and were very flexible in where the session moved. There was powerful energy work, and also you loved the practical, concrete steps. You’re like a beacon, a force between the earth and the heavens for those ready to hear the call. You’re delightful to work with. If you’re really ready to get to the next steps and get support with your dreams, and your passion, Denise is the one.
PG, Life Coach, Atlanta, GA
Therapy Client experience:
This time, I needed tools. And that’s exactly what you gave me—effective tools that made a real difference.”
“What’s been most helpful in therapy has been having time to focus on myself—really focus—guided by you. I came in knowing I needed more than just talking. I’d been to therapy before, and while talking helped, it wasn’t enough. This time, I needed tools. And that’s exactly what you gave me—effective tools that made a real difference.”
“I don’t think people always realize they need tools. Maybe they’re afraid, or just not ready for that kind of empowerment. But I was. And now I’m committed to building on those skills and staying connected to the wise part of myself—my inner wisdom.”
“When I started therapy, I was in a hard place. The challenge I was facing left me feeling frozen, isolated, and deeply alone. I didn’t even want to talk about it. I had to learn to really feel—to pay attention to my emotions and the psychological side of what I was going through. I had to face my habit of avoiding stress. It was a desperate time.”
“Through our work, I learned to meditate, to go within, and to name what was happening. That changed everything. I feel so different now. Even in my grief, I’m in such a different place. When I first came in, I thought about the loss constantly—every day and every night.”
“Now, I can talk about my loss with the people who matter, without falling apart. That’s huge. I’ve realized the connection is still there, and knowing that gives me peace. I feel more like myself again. I can see a future. I feel more grounded, more aware when old history gets stirred up, and more able to grow into the rest of my life.”