While everything may have looked good on the surface, I felt very different underneath. Exhaustion consumed me, overwhelming feelings loomed large, and I often doubted my own value and worth. I felt like something was missing, yet I struggled to know exactly what. It was these feelings that led me on a journey to where I am today.

I started to take a really good look at myself and my home systems, and tried to figure out how I was going to make some changes to turn things around. Essentially, I was looking for how I was going to make things easier, so I could be happier at home with my kids. I tried so many things - I did all the tips, tricks, hacks, systems and methods- you name it I tried it, and I still struggled.

Slowly, I began to realize that the solution was more about my approach to home, than my methods. I learned to create home with a more holistic approach and it changed my life.

When we create home holistically, we understand how everything needs to work together for us to have true success, fulfillment and joy. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts, so when one part is out of balance, the whole system is out of balance. That lack of balance is how we find ourselves living in survival mode, feeling overwhelmed, defeated, resentment, angry, unfulfilled and lacking joy in our homes and our lives.

Through years of experience in my own home, researching a variety of different methods and in helping others, I have discovered there are five common challenges that many of us encounter in creating a home: Mindset, Clutter, Time, Energy, and Décor. When we find ourselves struggling or getting hung up on something, it is usually rooted in one these five areas and the lack of balance between them.

Drawing upon my diverse background in psychology, spiritual ministry, real estate, and art & design, as well as years of personal experiences, I developed The Foundations of Home - a comprehensive framework to address these challenges and offer real solutions with a holistic approach.

The Common Nest was created to share this vision of creating home with a holistic approach and to teach the Foundations of Home.

I am passionate about helping you create a home you truly love with a holistic approach that will change your life.

I hope you will join me on this journey of creating a Holistic Home—one that enables you to unlock greater success, fulfillment, and joy in both your home and your life.