I Spent 30 Years Running a Script I Didn't Know I'd Written

When I was 11 years old, I became a parent.

Not by choice—by necessity. My mother never grew up, playing the victim in every situation. My father struggled with addiction and abuse. My siblings needed someone to hold them together.

So I did.

I learned to control everything because nothing felt safe.
I learned to people-please because love felt conditional.
I learned to fear scarcity because survival was never guaranteed.

By the time I was a teenager, I'd already dropped out of school, started working, and taken on roles that were never meant for a child.

But here's the thing about survival scripts: They work. Until they don't.

The Script That "Saved" Me Was Slowly Suffocating Me

I got my GED. Went to trade school. Eventually, in my 30s, went back to complete my Bachelor's and Master's in Educational Psychology—becoming the first and only person in my family to do so.

I became a teacher because I wanted to help children at the root of their pain—to be the adult I wish I'd had.

From the outside, I looked successful.
But from the inside? I was exhausted.

I was still the one holding everything together.
Still trying to find answers outside myself—in books, groups, degrees, anything that might finally make me feel safe.
Still running the same patterns of control and self-sacrifice I'd learned at 11.

I had the credentials, the career, the life—but I was still running an 8-year-old's survival script.

Rock Bottom Was a Reckoning

By 2011, everything I'd been holding together started falling apart.

Family members I had to release.
A powerful relationship that ended—one where I loved more deeply than ever before and learned what it meant to truly let go.
A bankruptcy that, strangely, went through more easily than it should have (as if the universe was clearing space for something new).

Everything was falling away. And I didn't know if I was losing myself or finally finding myself.

Then, in 2016, something shifted in the collective consciousness—a societal fear that made me realize: I cannot control the world. I can only choose how I respond to it.

That realization terrified me. And freed me.

The Book That Changed Everything

In November of last year, I woke up and knew: It's time to move.

Not just physically (though I'm relocating to Ireland—my grandparents' homeland—by year's end). But energetically. Spiritually. Completely.

Around that same time, I discovered The Greatest Secret by Rhonda Byrne.

I've listened to that book 10-12 times. Each time, something deeper clicked.

I learned that I am not my thoughts. I am the awareness behind them.

I discovered the teachers who would become my guides: Eckhart Tolle, Abraham Hicks, Joe Dispenza, Edgar Cayce.

I learned practices that transformed me:

• Welcoming in negative thoughts instead of resisting them

• Observing my inner dialogue without identifying with it

• Asking myself: Am I aware right now?

• Releasing control and trusting divine timing

And slowly—beautifully—everything changed.

The Script Flip: From Reaction to Creation

The turning point wasn't a single moment. It was a practice.

The practice of welcoming in what I'd spent my whole life pushing away.

Fear? Welcome it in. Sit with it. Let it move through.
Scarcity? Welcome it in. Observe it. Release it from awareness.
Control? Welcome it in. Understand where it came from. Thank it for trying to keep me safe. Let it go.

I learned that resistance is persistence — by Carl Jung.
The more I fought my patterns, the stronger they became.
But when I met them with awareness? They dissolved.

I stopped being run by my past. I started creating from presence.

Why I Do This Work

I became a teacher to help children at the root of their pain.

But what I discovered through my own healing is this: Most adults are still running childhood scripts. And they don't even know it.

The script I wrote at 11—"I have to control everything to be safe"—ran my life for decades.

Until I learned to flip it.

Now, I teach others to do the same.

My Approach: Where Psychology Meets Soul

I hold a Master's in Educational Psychology, specializing in cognitive development.
I'm a licensed teacher in both the U.S. and Ireland.
I've spent 20+ years working with children, teens, and adults—reading patterns, understanding development, guiding transformation.

But my work isn't just academic.

I blend evidence-based psychology with spiritual awareness because lasting transformation requires both:

• Psychology gives us the map (how scripts form, how patterns repeat, how development shapes us)

• Spirituality gives us the compass (presence, awareness, infinite possibility)

I draw from the work of:

• Jean Piaget (cognitive development—understanding that most patterns form by age 4-8)

• Eckhart Tolle (presence and awareness)

• Rhonda Byrne (the "welcoming in" practice)

• Abraham Hicks (energy and manifestation)

• Joe Dispenza (neuroplasticity and conscious creation)

  And I combine it all into something new: The Cognitive-Spiritual Re-Authoring Framework™

What Makes Me Different

I can read people.

It's a gift I developed as a child—hypervigilance that kept me safe, now transformed into intuitive insight that helps me see the script someone is running before they do.

People tell me I'm "the person they'll never forget."
Not because I'm trying to impress them—but because I see them. Fully. Without judgment.

I'm also what I call a "chameleon"—I can meet people where they are, make them feel safe, and guide them gently toward where they want to be.

I use astrology to understand energy blocks and communication styles.
I use breathwork to help the body release what the mind can't let go of.
I use regression work to help clients return to the moment their script was written—and rewrite it with compassion.

But most of all, I teach people how to welcome in what they've been running from their whole lives.

Because on the other side of that welcoming? Freedom. Joy. Empowerment.

Breaking Generational Curses (And Planting New Roots)

By the end of this year, I'm relocating to Ireland—the land of my grandparents, who migrated to the U.S. in their 20s.

This isn't just a geographic move. It's a symbolic one.

I'm breaking generational patterns of:

• Scarcity and financial fear

• Self-sacrifice and people-pleasing

• Role confusion (being the parent when I should have been the child)

• Addiction, manipulation, and survival mode living

I'm the first in my family to complete a Bachelor's and Master's degree.
I'm the first to choose conscious creation over unconscious reaction. I'm the first to go no-contact with family members—not out of anger, but out of self-preservation and love.

"New Roots Abroad" isn't just my business name. It's my life.

Shedding old roots that no longer serve.
Planting new ones from awareness, not fear.
Becoming who I always was beneath the script.

And I help my clients do the same.

What I Believe

✨ We are infinite awareness, not our thoughts.
✨ Everything that happens to us happens for us—at the exact right time.
✨ Problems don't need to be solved. They need to be welcomed in, observed, and released.
✨ Resistance is persistence. Acceptance is freedom.
✨ We don't die. We don't begin. We are source energy, here to guide others home.

And most importantly:

You are not broken. You're just running an outdated script. And today, we can start rewriting it.

My Credentials

🎓 Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Educational Psychology
🎓 Licensed Teacher (United States & Ireland)
📚 20+ years in education, coaching, and sales
🧠 Specializations: Cognitive development, childhood trauma, inner dialogue work, breathwork, meditation, energy awareness

Let's Flip Your Script Together

If you've read this far, you probably see yourself in my story.

Maybe you're the "responsible one" who's exhausted from holding it all together.
Maybe you've done all the personal development work but still feel stuck.
Maybe you know, deep down, that you're running a script you didn't consciously choose.

I see you. And I can help.

Because I've been where you are. And I know the way out.

Book Your Free Discovery Call

"The transformation that surprises clients most? When they finally understand the 'welcoming practice'—letting feelings in, sitting with them, then releasing from awareness. It's like watching freedom spring from them. Joy. Empowerment. The realization that they've always had everything they needed inside."

— Yvonne

You are not your script. You are the awareness behind it.
Let's rewrite your reality—together. 🌿

🌿 Book a Free Discovery Session

Curious about coaching but not sure where to start?
Let’s connect for a free 30-minute Discovery Session, a relaxed, no-pressure conversation to see if we’re the right fit.

During this call, we’ll:

• Get to know each other and see if there’s a natural connection

• Talk about what’s bringing you here and what you’d like to achieve

• Explore some initial goals or next steps to help you move forward

It’s a great way to experience what coaching can offer — and to decide if this feels right for you.

✨ Book your free 30-minute Discovery Session today and take the first step toward creating meaningful change.