My Healing Journey

I grew up with a sister who had chronic illness. She died at the age of 16 so I witnessed caregiving from a young age. I had five women I was blessed to call Grandma, even though only one was “officially” mine. Then my first job was as a dining room assistant in a board and care home for seniors. These experiences shaped the rest of my life and gave me an early start being a caregiver.

My love for seniors led me to earn my Master of Social Work degree (M.S.W.). Throughout my years of practicing social work, I worked with seniors and their families in various health care settings.

I pioneered as the first social worker in a nursing home in Duluth, MN. From there, I worked multiple settings in health care for seniors: home care, hospital, hospice, and caregiver support. My experiences give me a well-rounded understanding of the needs of seniors, and their families, as they deal with the declining health of their care receiver.

Over the years, I struggled with my own depression and burnout to the point of where, at times, I did not want to practice social work!

My journey to recover from being a burned-out social worker has taken me on a quest for healing from the inside out.

I discovered multiple modalities beyond western medicine that facilitate the healing of body, mind, and spirit. I also began a spiritual journey that continues today. My spiritual pursuits have been the most important aspect of my healing. Recovery from burnout has taught me to thrive again – not just survive.

Inspiration and Certifications

Some of my biggest lessons come from Jan Stringer, co-founder of the “Strategic Attraction™ Planning Process” and co-author of two books: Attracting Perfect Customers and BEE-ing Attraction. I especially connected with Jan’s emphasis on balancing who we are BEing with what we are doing.

I am a certified Strategic Attraction™ Coach and author of The Caregiver Success Plan™ and The Attraction Plan for Creating Your Ideal Holidays: A Gift Heart-Centered Givers Give to Themselves! I am also a business coach certified by Christian Mickelsen.

Now, through my business, Care Essence, LLC, I work with family and professional caregivers to put self-care first in order to sustain their ability to provide care for others. I provide nurturing guidance for my clients through one-on-one private support, group coaching, family meetings, trainings, and workshops.

Through the work we do together, my clients discover who they want to BE while they do what they do.

Best of all, I introduce the importance of the body, mind, and spirit connection to my clients. They learn holistic ways to manage their stress and recharge their energy. This brings them peace of mind, and a more joyful and abundant life!

“Self-care is the key to caregiver success.” Ann Puglisi

Let’s Get Started!

To get started, you are invited to download my Caregiver Success Plan™. This simple plan will help you to identify what you really want in life and then begin to draw it to you through the magic of the Law of Attraction.

Once you get started with that, we can meet for a Caregiver Connection Call to review your plan together and explore your most attractive next actions toward a more joyful and abundant life for you.

Get the Caregiver Success Plan™ to Help You on Your Caregiving Journey

The most powerful tool I have found to help me and my clients begin their journey to self care is a The Caregiver Success Plan™, and I’d love to share it with you as my gift.

This simple plan will help you to identify what you really want in life and then begin to draw it to you through the magic of the Law of Attraction. Once you get started with that, we can meet to review your plan together and explore your most attractive next actions toward a more joyful and fulfilling life for you.