Meet Donna

Thank you for trusting your spirit to guide you here. I am truly honored that my journey has inspired or intrigued you.

My "Healing Out Loud" movement was born from the fire of lived experience. For a long time, I fought to do everything on my own, working strictly in the shadows. But on July 29th, 2025, I reached a turning point. I realized it was time to stop relying on chemical dependency to get me through and instead level up my journey by bringing the raw, unfiltered truth to the surface.

The start of this chapter was rough. I had to wade through intense shadow work and the heavy grief of losing my mother. Through that process, I realized I had been causing my own delays. I was trying to control everyone and everything around me as a "shield of protection," when what I really needed was to control myself through the discipline of overall health.

I looked at the parts of myself I didn’t like—the very things that triggered me most—and I chose to work on them. I set aside my pride, leaned into my "shadow," and finally asked for help.

That ask for help led me to a program called High Fidelity Wraparound (HFW). Honestly, they supported me in finding my voice. They guided me to see the inherent strengths in both my daughter and myself, encouraging us to use those strengths in a positive way.

I watched myself go from a parent struggling to raise a child with complex behaviors—trying every method recommended by family and friends until I was exhausted—to a parent who understands that I have a voice and a choice, even when my child is in a higher level of care. We didn’t just go through HFW once; we went through it twice and graduated. I applied those lessons to every area of my life, and that is how we both leveled up.

Today, I am proud to serve as a Family Support Partner, supporting families the same way I was once supported. My sobriety has only made my voice stronger and louder.

I am a Certified Growth Mindset and Wellness Coach with an Associate degree in Early Childhood Education. My approach is unique: I utilize my lived experiences while allowing you to guide the direction of our sessions. Whether through my various coaching packages or my podcast, I share stories of leveling up and bring on guest co-hosts who are also healing out loud in their own way.

I have also authored a book written from the perspective of a parent who has been through the trenches—from the exhaustion of "waiting and trying" to the victory of graduation and advocacy.

I am constantly growing in education and life experience. I’ve learned to discipline myself with holistic and spiritual regimens that feel good to my soul. I listen to my body—I am dairy-free and intuitive about my nutrition—learning to give myself the same "overflow" of love and teaching that I used to exhaust myself giving to others.

I love on my "child-like spirit" now that I’ve addressed those childhood traumas. That’s where you get your Favorite Aunty—the one who is going to make sure you have a fun time, but the Teacher in me will never miss a teachable moment.

Thank you for being here and for trusting your spirit. I am so proud of the journey you are on. Let’s heal out loud, together.