Inner Compass Creative

Creativity workshops, retreats and courses designed to help you navigate an inspired life. Unlock your inner wisdom, empower your creative flow, grow your sense of self and expand your intuitive abilities by steeping yourself in the creative process. Guided art, writing, mixed-media and soulfully-inspired offerings available. We create beauty in community.

Co-Founder

Heartwired Writing

Collaborates with clients across multiple disciplines to find and focus their authentic voice. Creates top-notch content and presentations designed to build trust and connection with audience and brand. Assists hesitant writers struggling to find the heart of their message.

Contributing Writer to Chicken Soup for the Soul publication series. Issues include "Tough Times Won't Last, But Tough People Will," "Live, Laugh, Repeat," "The Magic of Moms," "My (Kind) of America,"  "Inspiration for Teachers," "The Joy of Christmas," "The Power of Gratitude," and "It's Christmas." 

Blogger at Heartwired Writing  http://heartwiredwriting.com/blog-2/   
Short, inspirational essays about life lessons and beauty found in every day moments

Contributing Writer, Noteworthy--The Journal Blog, December 2017, From Walkmans to Earbuds: Is Anyone Really Listening?

Contributing Writer, Sasee Magazine, June 2017, "Growing Older...Beautifully"  and March 2015, "The Grandmother Angels"

Contributing Writer,  ScaryMommy.com, April  2017, "I'm a Recovered Hand-Me-Down Snob"  Finding a photograph of my daughter's favorite pajamas reminds me there is love, as well as life, in second hand items.

Contributing Writer, Patheos.com  March 2016  "Written in Ink" How a chance encounter with a waitress's tattoo provides a surprising blessing.

Contributing Writer, DareMore.com  June 2015 "Seeing Through New Eyes"​ 
A personal narrative sharing my transformational experience of releasing my past.

Contributor to Village Chronicles Newspaper, Trib Local, Daily Herald, and other suburban Chicago publications. Stories/press releases covered a wide range of topics, from human interest to promoting local events, fundraisers, and campaigns.

Writer and Writing Coach/Consultant

Indian Prairie School District 204

Eighth grade Language Arts and Literature teacher. Created and implemented daily classroom instruction as well as long term planning. Focused students with creative, real world applications for their skills. Trained and implemented the 5+1 traits-based writing program. Worked with teaching team to design integrated cross-curricular instruction. Served on School Improvement Planning (SIP) committee. School representative on District Writing Committee. Attended local and national Language Arts conferences as well as experiential teaching methodology conferences and workshops.

Middle School Teacher

Chilton Publishing Company

Coordinated advertising, art and graphics, production, and printing for two trade publications. Tracked advertising space sales, managed in-house page production and acted as liaison for printing company. Instrumental in consolidating multiple magazine billing and production systems into one streamlined process. Consolidation required analyzing existing system, outlining work flow, and adapting one system to accommodate production and billing functions.

Senior Production Coordinator

Cook County Youth Service Division

Wrote and designed promotional materials such as monthly newsletters, press releases, brochures. Coordinated special events. Facilitated workshops in health and personal development topics.

Communications Specialist

Build trust and create connections with your clients through heartfelt writing. I provide writing consulting services designed to help you identify and amplify your personal voice & message. Let's work together to build your writing confidence, overcome writing blocks, and create writing that showcases your authenticity.

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