Overcoming my own emotional, psychological and behavioral struggles has given me a unique understanding and empathy for the challenges other people face; it fuels my passion for helping others overcome their own struggles.

- George Haymaker

I know firsthand that lasting change is possible, but it requires self-awareness, acceptance, motivation, commitment, and the courage to take action.

I grew up in a career driven family, my father was a successful corporate achiever, causing us to move almost every year, as he was consistently promoted from one job to the next. In my early teenage years, my family moved to Australia to pursue a big promotion. It was decided I should stay in boarding school here in the U.S., causing us to be apart from my age of thirteen. My parents were from the time when physical discipline was prevalent, so that is the home environment in which I grew up. There were some other traumatic experiences that occurred to me during my childhood as well.

My upbringing was privileged in many ways, but also emotionally and psychologically difficult, leaving me experiencing significant anxiety. I struggled with feelings of significance and not being good enough. Mine is not an unusual story as there are many of us who experience less than perfect upbringings. It is very common to struggle as a result as well. As a result, we can carry these struggles into adulthood and our careers.

For many years, I walked the path of a working professional—starting, building, operating, and leading several companies, mostly as an entrepreneur. The demands and stress of that life, and how I chose to cope, led me to a tipping point in my life. But it also became the catalyst to turn my life around, and the foundation for my greatest learning and growth. I struggled emotionally, psychologically and behaviorally as a young adult, a continuation from my childhood. I did not respond to or cope well with those struggles. It was only when I had no choice, and the consequences had really piled up, that I sought out the help I needed.

It turns out that our emotional, psychological and behavioral struggles stem from ingrained patterns - they form pathways in our brains because we repeat the same unwanted experiences and responses over and over again, causing them to strengthen neurologically. It made all the difference to me once I understood how the brain works - how it constructs emotions, feelings and thoughts - and how we could change our emotional, psychological and behavioral experiences if we know how to intervene and redirect them.

We have far more control over our brains and our psychological experiences than I realized. Just knowing it was possible to change, and how to go about it, was a source of great comfort to me.

With the right skillset, I discovered we can replace unhealthy ways of experiencing and responding to our emotions, feelings and thoughts with new ways that are important to us and in line with our values. We can create new habits and make lifestyle changes by retraining the brain leveraging it’s natural ability to change and adapt. This is the basis of Neuroscience coaching.

As a certified Neuroscience Coach + Consultant, I help working professionals and college students who are struggling with their own emotional, psychological and behavioral challenges that are negatively affecting their careers and personal lives.