Meet Marlene

Experienced Life Coach & Mentor

MY HOPE

My utmost desire is to guide others toward easeful, peaceful, and SPACIOUS LIVING. I am dedicated to helping individuals embrace self-love, bolster self-confidence, foster authenticity, and achieve balance in their day to day lives. Navigating the world and its demands isn't always easy and we're often left feeling unprepared for how to live the life we want to live. In our work together we will explore ways to discover, uncover, and reinforce your inner strength, resilience, and unique attributes.

MY WORK

Over a twenty-two year span I supported students facing emotional and behavioral challenges, including ADHD, neurodiversity, anxiety, depression, social difficulties, sexual/gender identity, and anger management. I served as a crisis counselor, as an advocate for students and families, as a liaison between students, teachers, case managers, and guardians, and as a mentor for my students. Individualized behavior management plans, and personal, academic and social goals, were collaboratively created for each student, and monitored and adjusted throughout my students’ academic experience. I loved my work! A move out of state provoked a pivot in my career path. I found life coaching to be the perfect avenue to apply my skills and experience.

WHO AM I?

So much has influenced my life’s journey! As the daughter of hard-working immigrant parents, I am multilingual and multicultural, and have lived in New York City, England, Brazil, and Portugal. I've supported women and couples as a birth doula, coached teenage girls through various female empowerment programs, and guided countless students in my role as a school counselor. I speak Spanish and Portuguese, and I currently enjoy learning Italian for fun. I’m the proud mother of two cherished teenagers and have been nourished in my marriage for over 15 years. I actively engage in a global sisterhood of women of which our goal is to explore dreams and desires, by connecting to our inner wisdom and intuition, in order to love boldly and trust in life’s journey.

I love traveling, hiking, yoga, reading, dancing, hammocks, gardening, beach life, ice cream, and spending time with friends and my most amazing family!