My life didn’t fall apart slowly, it changed in an instant.
Hi there, I’m LAURA!
I was a wife, a mom of four, and building a life that felt full and steady. And then everything shifted…one Monday morning it all changed. My husband passed away, and it felt like the rug had been pulled out from under me. I found him, and despite my best efforts, it was too late. That kind of loss doesn’t just break your heart, it breaks your sense of who you are, where you’re going, and whether any of it meant anything at all.
I sat in our home in the hours after, deep in shock, and somewhere in the middle of the most devastating day of my life, I turned to my dad and said, this can’t be wasted.
I don’t take credit for that. That was God. My faith was (and remains) the foundation of my life. It held when everything else gave way…and from that foundation, something began to grow.
I threw myself into learning. I took a course called Pain to Purpose, which I now teach through Nothing Is Wasted Ministries. I dove deep into the Word, and let it do what it says it will do, transform.
I began writing.
I got certified as a Trauma Recovery Coach, a Grief Care Professional, and a Christian Life Coach.
I wrote a book about grief.
I started a podcast.
Every step of has been preparation - for this, for you.
Somewhere along the way, I realized something important:
I couldn’t go back to who I was.
But I also didn’t want to stay stuck in survival mode.
So I started rebuilding.
Not all at once, or perfectly - but intentionally.
I’m not coaching from a textbook, or a tidy framework I learned in a classroom.
I’m coaching from the middle of a life that got shattered and had to be rebuilt - one faithful step at a time.
That’s the work I do now.
I know what it feels like when the rug gets pulled and you’re standing in the rubble wondering who you even are now. I know the anxiety of ‘what next’. I know the guilt of wanting to move forward. I know the loneliness of being surrounded by people who love you, but can’t quite reach you where you are.
And I know - I know - there is more on the other side of this for you. Not in spite of what you’ve been through, because of it.
Trauma has a way of weeding out what was never meant to stay and setting you apart for what’s next. That’s not a hope or a guess. That’s what I’ve lived - and what I’ve watched happen again and again in the women I’ve had the honor of walking alongside.
Friend, that’s why I’m here. That’s why this work exists. …and that’s why I will not let you stay stuck.
What I Help You Build
Together, we’ll focus on:
stabilizing your day-to-day so you’re not constantly overwhelmed
getting clear on your next direction and steps
and actually building something from here - whether that’s your life, work, or both
This is where healing meets forward movement.
Where you stop just managing life, and start creating one that brings you life again.