You’re thoughtful, capable and carrying a lot.

I work with women who are:

  • navigating major life transitions

  • spiritually open but grounded in reality

  • contemplating or navigating solo parenthood

  • balancing demanding professional and personal lives

  • exhausted by overthinking and trying to logic their way through every decision

  • longing for clarity, peace, and a stronger connection to themselves

You want to sleep soundly at night instead of running scenarios in your head at 2am.
You want to trust yourself.
You want to move forward with clarity, confidence, and purpose…and a good heap of joy!

You’re at a decision point because the life you’ve been living no longer fully fits.

You keep asking yourself:

“What’s the right move here?”

Maybe you’re considering solo motherhood and feeling the pressure of time.
Maybe you’re trying to get pregnant and managing the emotional and physical toll of the process.
Maybe you’re navigating a career leap, divorce, dating again, caregiving, or difficult family decisions.

You just want to know you’re making progress and moving in the right direction.

We’re living through deeply uncertain times, and you’re carrying a lot right now.
Uncertainty. Pressure. Grief. Responsibility.

And while trying to hold all of that, you’re also being asked to make life-shaping decisions that affect your future, your family, your body, your identity, your work—everything.

It makes sense if you’re feeling:

  • stuck

  • overwhelmed

  • vulnerable

  • mentally exhausted

  • caught between fear and urgency

  • disconnected from your own inner knowing

You’re tired of carrying every decision alone.

Because even when you make the decision, you still have to make it all happen. (Cue a magic wand, please!) 

The answer usually isn’t more research.

It’s learning how to reconnect with yourself—your intuition, your body, your values, your deeper knowing—so you can move forward from clarity instead of fear.

I know what it feels like when the life you imagined falls apart—or never materializes the way you thought it would.

I’m a practical person. I can matrix the heck out of a thousand variables and still feel terrified to take the leap.

I know what it’s like to long for a child and not have a partner.
And now I know what it’s like to parent two children without one.

When I realized the traditional path wasn’t working, I sprang into action.

(I’m a do-er who literally has to put “just be” on my To Do list.)

And honestly? It was wild.

Amidst all the doing,

  • Grieving the end of a marriage

  • Planning IVF with a donor

  • Facing the end of a job I loved

  • Moving across the country back to family

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I just knew this was the path I needed to take.

My be-ing was in charge.

Not going to lie—my to-do lists were extremely long. But the actual key was to stop overanalyzing everything and start trusting myself.

then the right people, support, and opportunities began showing up!

Now I’m self-employed, solo head of household, and parenting two children on my own.

There was a lot of responsibility.
A lot of uncertainty.

And a lot of moments where I had to where I had to stop overthinking and trust myself enough to take the next step.

This is my story, too.

Through Sparks of Change, I blend more than 20 years of experience as a coach, facilitator, educator, and healer with the lived experience of navigating profound transition.

I combine practical coaching, somatic work, intuitive healing, and deep listening to help you:

  • untangle what’s really going on

  • regulate your nervous system

  • reconnect to your inner wisdom

  • and identify your next right step

I will help you ground so you can move forward

Considering or navigating solo motherhood?

As a choice mom, I see you!

I created Inner Guidance specifically for women exploring or living this path.

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How We Work Together

Step 1: Connect

We start with a consultation conversation about what you’re navigating and where you feel stuck.

Step 2: Discover

Together, we clarify your situation, your patterns, your fears, and what you truly want.

Step 3: Create a Personalized Approach

I develop a customized blend of coaching, somatic support, and intuitive healing based on your unique needs.

Step 4: Move Forward

We meet regularly so you can get instant support, feel more grounded, and move through your decisions with greater clarity and confidence.

I may not have a simple answer for you.
But I know we can create more ease, self-trust, and forward movement.

You won’t have to navigate it alone.

Ready to talk it through?

Book a consultation and let’s explore what support could look like for you.

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It’s understandable to wait when decisions feel overwhelming. And a bit of paralysis makes sense given what we are living.

But staying stuck has a cost, too.

Time keeps moving.
Your body carries the stress.
You’re not showing up for loved ones in the ways you want to.
And it wears you down.

Waiting can quietly become its own decision. But do you want status quo?

You deserve support as you navigate both the now and the “What now?”

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Instead of brushing off comments like “Oh, you’re so strong” you feel solid in yourself, wholly confident and even give yourself an internal “Heck, yeah!”

Not perfect.
Not fearless.

Deeply connected to who you are and how you want to live.

You wake up and navigate your morning routine with an undertone of gratitude and an overtone of flexibility. You intentionally flow from role to role, switching your hats and building in moments to check your energy and values. You take care of yourself in big and small ways so that you can be present and joyful in your day’s activities.

You know who you are. You know how you are. When a thing flies in your face, you know how to:

·       regulate your nervous system

·       check in with your intuition

·       think clearly without overthinking

·       feel confident and clear as you move forward.

I help women wrestling with complex, life-changing decisions—like solo parenthood, taking a professional leap, or navigating major transitions such as divorce, dating again, or caring for aging parents.

Through 1:1 coaching, intuitive healing, and somatic work, I help you connect with higher guidance and your own inner wisdom so you can break old patterns, quiet self-doubt, and move forward with clarity, confidence, and purpose.

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  • "Joayne is a wise, skillful and extremely supportive coach. The value that she brings into people’s lives through her coaching practice is unmeasurable. "

    I.S., Client, Woodbury, MN

  • "If you are paralyzed by worry, wonder and what your future holds, you absolutely must take the first step towards clarity and knowing what your true potential in the world is by engaging in a session with Joayne. I not only discovered distinctiveness of my deepest desires, but I also gained unambiguous guidance how to not fight my future, but dance with it. I am no longer fearful. I am flowing. Watch me soar."

    Phyllis D. Braxton, LGSW, MSW, MEd
    CEO & Founder, PINK Consulting, LLC
    Amazon Bestselling Author

  • "There are not words powerful enough to describe the positive change Joayne has brought to my marriage. My husband and I were the product of serious communication issues, it was as if we were speaking different languages. After taking the MBTI and working with Joayne both individually and with my husband, it’s as if a light bulb has been turned on. Learning about the MBTI preferences is like realizing that all those times we thought we were on the same page but still ended up fighting, was because we were on the same page, but in completely different books. Joayne really helped us build the bridge over that gap. When you are in any kind of relationship, sometimes you just want someone to sit down and tell you who is right and who is wrong. But learning the types and how to communicate from Joayne was like being told we were both right. We walked away from this with something that we can carry for eternity and we are truly grateful."

    G.S., Client, St. Paul, MN

  • "Joayne helped me challenge the fear related to starting new endeavors. In our coaching sessions, we teased the problem out into bite-sized pieces to question, understand, and counter it. Through guided discussions and exercises I was able to identify the attributes, knowledge, and skills within myself to challenge the fear and enact positive changes. Coaching with Joayne has given me more confidence in myself to walk into new situations with poise , tenacity, and self-reliance."

    I.B., Client, Panama City, Panama

  • “My sessions with Joayne have made me feel grounded, held, and understood – like I am not alone, but accompanied on a journey I have chosen. Joayne has offered perspective and insight different from any I have encountered in traditional professional/client relationships. I feel that our work together has been like opening a window – letting light into corners that have been dark and inaccessible. “

    J. H., Client, St. Paul, MN

  • "Joayne creates a safe space to access your higher Self and connect to the wisdom of the Universe. During my Akashic readings I received important messages that helped me to heal a very old wound. With this new understanding I feel like I have taken large steps forward on my spiritual journey. I highly recommend this method and Joayne for personal growth work."

    J.M., Client, Saint Paul, MN

  • "As a coach, Joayne asks questions that lead you to places you wouldn’t have found on your own. It’s not that they’re necessarily the “tough” questions, it’s that they’re the right questions to move you forward."

    E.M., Client, Washington, DC

  • "Joayne’s active, creative, empathetic approach to coaching empowers me to look at problems from new perspectives, challenge my fears, and generate my own solutions. As a coach, she meets me where my needs are and allows me to set my own agenda for each session so that I get the most out of our time together. I finish each session feeling confident that I have the knowledge, tools, and support needed to take action."

    I.B., Client, Panama City, Panama

  • “My experience coaching with Joayne has been a welcome interruption to my status quo. It has moved me to challenge assumptions, explore new perspectives, structure new approaches to topics that range from the personal to the professional (i.e. financial well being, leadership, personal care, relationships, etc) - to areas of study that have been interesting to me but that I haven’t been able to explore fully, or that that I have been ignoring/putting off because I needed a new approach to confronting. Our work together and Joayne’s leadership has created a structure for me to explore and play with the boundaries of my own awareness. Joayne’s investment in a co-active learning process creates a dialogue that invites an open exchange of ideas and feedback; it is her commitment to the quality of that dialogue that builds confidence that we are focusing our study and attention on the right topics at the right time.”

    S.D., Client, San Francisco, CA

  • “I have worked with both executive business coaches and therapists who focused on life coaching. When I first started working with Joayne, I asked her what her focus was. She told me she didn’t label it as her approach was more to help me regardless of the source of the coaching need or challenge. This really helped me reframe how I was thinking about challenges or areas I wanted to shore up; her approach was more holistic and her statement gave me pause to think about it that way as well. I now think about coaching as approaching me as a whole person, knowing that no matter how much I think I can compartmentalize, often the same patterns and challenges show up in my personal and professional lives and across relationships.”

    K.C., Client, Washington, DC

  • “Joayne was kind, patient, thoughtful, and thorough. She listened fully and held the space for me to be me, for the benefit of my own learning and growth. I gained concrete benefits from working with her, including expanded perspectives on my own passions, capabilities, and values; confidence in who I am and what I bring the world as a human and leader; and a stronger sense of connection to my personality, relationships, and fulfillment. Most importantly, though, I was able to accept my whole self through Joayne's coaching; she showed me where lack of acceptance was holding me back. I am now bolder and more at peace as I take the next steps in my goals. I can’t recommend her enough!”

    N.S., Client, New York, NY