About Lois
It was because my mother almost died when I was born that she poured herself into making sure her children were independent, resourceful, and skillful, not despite her brush with death, but because of it.
She feared she wouldn’t be around long enough to guide us through life, so she began early. At three years old, she taught me to hand sew. By five, I was working the Singer sewing machine.
Her urgency wasn’t panic; it was purpose.
And though she lived sixteen more years, many marked by surgeries, she gave what she could while she could.
From her, I learned that creativity isn’t a luxury; it’s a way to survive.
After my husband passed and my daughter stepped into her own independence, I turned to what I knew. I used the skills I’d built over a lifetime and began working as a private chef, teaching hands-on jewelry workshops, caring for animals, and hosting travelers in my home. Every piece was real. Every path was rooted in something I loved.
There was something else, and I kept circling this quiet question:
What do I do so intuitively that I never thought to name it?
Then the answer came, like a light flickering on.
I’ve been supporting people my whole life.
It began with my mother, who needed me long before I understood what it meant to be needed.
And over the years, that quiet instinct has only deepened.
Now, through my work, I offer that same kind of steady, loving presence,
not to fix or rescue, but to walk beside women as they rediscover their strength, their voice, and their truth unfolding. Sometimes, all we need is a safe place to be gently heard.
I didn’t set out to become a life coach.
It was a role I had quietly lived long before I gave it a name.
This quiet recognition became a turning point.
I began looking for something more structured,
something strong enough to carry the depth of what I had to offer.
I explored seminars, workshops, and programs across the U.S., Europe, and India.
None felt quite right... until I found Damon Cart and the Self-Concept team.
That was August 2021. I dove in and never looked back.
I completed the Ultimate NLP Practitioner Program, entered the Self-Concept Coaching Group, and became a lifetime member of the Coach Accelerator Program.
With the exception of the sacred pause I took when my daughter gave birth to twins, I’ve been immersed in this work ever since.
And now, I offer it to others, with reverence and joy.
What I discovered through the Self-Concept model changed me.
I hadn’t realized how many unconscious barriers I carried. I had no idea how much I was still operating from survival, how much I had built a life around doing, without ever fully grieving.
My mother’s death left a space in me I didn’t know I sealed shut.
At the time, my father was searching for a new partner. He couldn’t function alone.
I understand that now.
But back then, I just knew I was on my own.
And I built a wall.
It wasn’t until I went through re-imprinting in the Self-Concept work, with the gentle guidance of Maria Alcantar, that the wall finally came down.
And yes, it was excruciating.
But on the other side of that wall, I found something I didn’t know I had locked away.
I found grief.
I found feeling.
I found being.
And from there, I became fearless.
I learned that no one else can make me feel anything.
I am the creator of my experience.
I choose how I respond.
I choose the boundaries I hold, the life I shape, the love I allow.
The coach I worked with during my first year, Ismael Dreger, is extraordinary. His insight and presence continue to shape my growth, and his early guidance opened the door to profound change.
Damon Cart, entrusted with carrying forward the work of the late Steve Andreas, continues to evolve and deepen this model.
Each workshop, each conversation, brings new clarity.
And I continue to grow alongside it.
This work is now part of my rhythm.
And it’s what I now offer to you.