I LOVE TO HUMANS FIND THEIR POWER, VOICE, AND BEST LIFE

A born and raised Alaskan – I’ve traveled the world, adventured, worked a plethora of different jobs-to land right back where I started – Sitka, AK.

My Passion for nature and love of adventure started early. As a kid, I grew up in the outdoors. My family and I ran my fathers commercial fishing boat, the F/V Endurance, for the extent of my childhood and young adult years. Camping, boating, riding four wheelers, and pursuing secluded areas of SE Alaska was our way of life. Growing up here set me up to crave adventure and the wild seclusion Alaska provides. It taught me the value of hard work, perseverance, and preparation –and gave me freedom to roam.

Leaving Sitka, I attended college in Bellingham, WA at WWU. With a year left (much to my parents dismay), I dropped out to go back packing in SE Asia solo. My love for travel was born. 

With my fathers nudge, I returned to school and graduated with my BS in Fitness and Sport Science. Instead of accepting the offer for grad/med school, I opened a handful of small food stands and a restaurant… why not right? I soon found myself married, with a successful business, a commercial fishing boat, a cozy home..and a quiet (but growing voice) that said… is this it? Which was usually followed by “I have such a blessed life..why am I not more happy?”

One night on wheel watch while squid fishing – an aching body and a desire for more drove me to I apply to nursing school. I was accepted to start three months later. It was the beginning of the unwinding of the stable life I had built – one that would involve me getting divorced, selling my business, enduring a lot of adversity, and truly finding who I was, and what I was made of. 

My interest in health and wellness started at a young age. With a deeply rooted insecurity about my body, and demanding diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes – I was managing my own health from a pretty rigid (and often punishing) place. Pursuing a Career in Nursing was a blend of the things I loved-health, wellness, making an impact, freedom and flexibility. I was a natural caregiver and provider, and excelled –particularly in emergency medicine, which proved to be a natural fit for the fast paced, adrenaline evoking work environments I thrived in.

I found myself working in a fast paced Level 2 trauma center, whilst navigating a tragic and toxic relationship with an alcoholic. I was exhausted and addicted to the chaos. I never stopped moving, constantly cleaning up the mess of others – at work and at home. I believed I didn’t need anything or anyone to help me. I was fiercely independent, in denial of my own needs or how bad things truly were.. until I got pregnant.

I packed my bags and moved back to Alaska. Six months pregnant, with no job and no money, a broken heart and a newfound purpose.  

Having my son Ole will always be the best thing that ever happened to me. He was the gasoline for the fire within – the one that gave me energy to keep going, dive deeper, and do the hard work I had been avoiding.

This fire led me to get my board certification in nursing coaching. To create my transformational nurse coaching practice, and help guide and lead others who are ready to truly discover themselves and change their own lives-wherever they are in their journey. It led me to create adventures and retreats that are a culmination of all I love-nature, adventure, healing, delicious food, connection, and transformation.  

More importantly this fire pushed me to always do my own work first and foremost. To prioritize and know myself – to heal my own trauma, and shift ancestral patterns so my son won’t know these same struggles. To truly be and feel confident in my own skin. To love myself. 

These days I am honored to guide, empower, and help others do the same in their own lives.

If you see yourself in any of my story, reach out.

I would love to hear yours.

This is my story...

XO,
Amyee