Prioritizing Joy

Hi, I'm Angela (she/her), and if you're finding your way through the news cycle, wondering how to focus on what truly matters without losing hope, I see you.

Seeking joy is a privilege and an intentional practice.

Joy is a way to show our nervous system and mind that it's OK to experience good things, even as we witness and experience suffering in the world.

When I dedicate a practice to seeking joy and tending to the parts of me that feel disheartened by the world's suffering, I find my way to the imperfect truth:

I am powerful. People have the power, not the billionaires.

We can create more healing in the world when we do it together.

I can't solve all of the injustice in the world, but I can help one person.

To heal and have the courage and capacity to keep being a force of good in the world, I must be rooted in joy and inner peace whenever possible.

I would love for you to join me in this 3-part monthly practice.

My Training and Expertise:
I use Parts Work strictly in a coaching capacity. (I am not a therapist or mental health professional. These sessions are not designed to process trauma.)

Specific training for these sessions comes from:

- Focusing, level 1 and 2 (Inner Relationship Focusing)
- Self-Belief Coaching School
- 15+ years of coaching clients, including ongoing training and development
- IFS Circle
- Trauma-Informed coaching and facilitation
- I have studied trauma and trauma-informed training and education since 2020, 9+ years of divesting from toxic marketing strategies, and 17+ years of entrepreneurial training and experience.

University Level
As part of a master’s program, I conducted IRB-approved research about how trauma impacts business owners (2022).
Master of Professional Communication (December 2023) from Weber State University in Ogden, UT; Emphasized all projects on trauma-informed research and practices, including a white paper, research papers, presentations, business consulting plans, and more.
I completed part of a second master’s program in Community and Organizational Leadership with a Trauma-Informed and Restorative Justice emphasis at Westminster University in Salt Lake City, UT.
Trauma-specific courses to date, including Community and Organizational Leadership and Neuroscience of Trauma.
Reviewed 100+ academic journal articles and research about trauma and trauma-informed practices.
Developed an Intro to Trauma-Informed Communication curriculum for the university level (December 2023).

Certifications and Additional Training:
Certificate of completion as a Self-Belief coach by Sas Petherick (November 2023); certification is in process. This body of work helps people identify and shift their protective beliefs to overcome self-doubt and self-sabotage.

Somatic Parts Work Training:
IFS Online (2021-22); includes 30+ hours of training.
Focusing levels 1 and 2, including the Professional Track (2023); includes
60+ hours of practicum application with clients and co-facilitators, including learning various parts-work approaches from mentors and practitioners.
- Trauma-Informed Foundations with Jess Jackson (2024)
- Certificate of Completion from Cultivate, Katie Kurtz’s trauma-informed training program (March 2023).
- Trauma of Money Certified Practitioner (2022); 9-month program understanding money trauma, history of inequitable money practices, and tools to heal and create a safe relationship with money.
- Copywriting for Culture Makers certification with Kelly Diels (2024).
- Completed Creating Safer Spaces program with Shelby Leigh (2021).
- Ongoing DEI and anti-racism work, including Trudi Lebron’s AIM program in 2020.

Important Disclaimer:

Because we are empathic humans with many lived experiences, including trauma, that means trauma will always be in the room with us.

However, this is not the place to process trauma. I am a trauma-informed coach and facilitator, not a mental health professional. I use parts work in a coaching capacity, not a therapeutic one.

If you are looking for trauma work processing, please seek a mental health professional with the training and licensure to support you in the best way possible.

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