History

In May of 1995, my life took a radical turn. My marriage ended. I had been living in a kind of rose garden, complete with husband, children, picket fence and pooches. A career in healing and holistic psychology had been laid aside to fulfill responsibilities as fulltime Mom, and to build a home with my partner. Seven years after the I do’s, the rose garden erupted into an inferno of deception. My life was completely rearranged.

We all have our stories, and for each of us there is a turning point, a dark night of the soul that breaks our hearts and leads us to question the purpose, origin and meaning of existence. My bleakest hour became the best worst thing that ever happened to me. I was delivered from a kind of ignorance and smallness, into the stunning awareness of my Self as Love. In the blackest of moments, my heart opened, moving from bitterness and sorrow into the revelation of God shining from within.

I am very blessed to have had a friend who understood and believed in me then, as I was fertile with visions, miracles and spiritual awakening, but also rife with pain. I was working with Anthony Cernera, President of Sacred Heart University. He trusted and supported my inspirations. One of them, a vivid dream, plainly guided me to a foundation. It was his friendship that led me to believe in and begin The Foundation of Open Hearts.