For decades, I was the steady one, in my family, in my career, in every role I carried. I held responsibility, offered protection, and carried love through both turbulence and joy. My memoir, The Ripple Becomes the Dance, tells the story of finally turning that steadiness inward, reclaiming my own light, and choosing differently.
Nancy holds a B.S. from the University of San Francisco and is a certified professional coach through the Coaches Training Institute (CTI), Professional Coaching for Life and Work, UC Davis Extension (2008), bringing formal education and training alongside decades of real-world experience in finance and human resources, and the lived experience at the heart of her memoir.
Strength, Love, Awareness, Responsibility
Determination, Stability, Community, Resilience
Growth, Achievement, Pride, Self-Determination
Healing, Transformation, Courage, Connection
Self-Trust, Acceptance, Wholeness
Across all 29 chapters, three core values rise above the rest:
Resilience, quiet, steady, enduring
Love, imperfect, forgiving, transformative
Choice, choosing your life, your healing, your future
These values are not abstract. They are the rhythm of my life, and they are the melody I help others discover in their own becoming.
Through The Dance of Becoming, I guide people in transition, those navigating life changes. Coaching is not about fixing what’s broken. It is about honoring what carried you this far and guiding you into what comes next.
Together, we explore:
