Manage overwhelm, strengthen relationships, and cultivate resilience
Facilitation, consulting, and 1:1 support for people, professionals, and teams.
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I work in schools.
I’m an administrator, educator, or conference planner.
I need resources and support for Tourette Syndrome.
I’m a person living with tics or I have a loved one who is.
I lead an agency or organization.
I’m a CEO, nonprofit leader, or program director.
I want 1:1 coaching or support.
I’m a human seeking greater balance at work and/or home.
It’s generally difficult to be a human right now.
Whether it’s the on-fire state of your day to day or the on-fire state of the world, wellbeing, connection, and balance can feel really elusive right now.
So when everything around you feels like too much, too fast, too soon, how can you find greater ease?
And how can you do it in a way that helps you hold all the stuff on your plate - rather than adding to it?
When things feel like too much, too fast, too soon, that’s called nervous system overwhelm.
And recognizing when you feel that overwhelm - and identifying daily practices to soothe it - can help you feel more nourished, supported, and joyful in your daily life.
The best part?
When we feel more supported and joyful as individuals, we help build more supported, joyful, and connected systems, too: whether those systems are families, teams, schools, or entire communities.
And we also find the steadiness to change the overwhelming, unjust systems in our on-fire world.
I’d love to show you how.
“I've been working in professional environments since the late eighties, and have been through all kinds of trainings and one-on-one consultations. And I'll say: nothing's really stuck like what Alan is doing. Because of Alan's background, he's able to dig deeper and do it with confidence, and with compassion. And that was something I wasn't expecting. But it's what has made him different from everyone else I've ever worked with.”
Hi, I’m Alan.
I’ve spent most of my career learning and teaching evidence-based practices for
- managing overwhelm
- strengthening relationships
- fostering cultures of belonging and inclusion, and
- experiencing greater joy.
Whether you’re an educator, CEO, busy professional, parent, team leader, or a human seeking a little extra support, I can help you change the systems (both your nervous system and external systems) that feel overwhelming so you can find more joy in your day to day.
Because not everything has to be so hard.
"In any organization where there are high expectations, it can feel like a pressure cooker. And Alan really helped so many of us reset under that pressure, and not feel as much pressure - not have to go into work feeling like it was so much. Alan really delivered in that area for us.”
"After working with Alan, I feel more grounded. I feel grateful. And I have a deeper sense of self-awareness. The perspective he has helped me cultivate is something I will forever be grateful for, and since working with him, my life has started to blossom and grow in other ways, too.”
Thrive physically, mentally, and emotionally with nervous system-informed practices authentic to you.
You’re not like anyone else in the world, and your nervous system isn’t like any other nervous system, either.
That means how your body responds to overwhelm - whether you freeze up or operate at a million miles a minute - is unique to you.
And that’s why a nervous system-informed approach to wellbeing and resilience means incorporating daily practices that feel authentic to you. Practices that help you feel nourished, not depleted.
Practices that help you feel supported, not disconnected. And practices that feel like Oooh…maybe I can actually do this.
“Alan started me off with practices to help me notice my senses, and at first I thought, Oh, man - this is going to be horrible! But the mindfulness Alan teaches is really important - and weirdly foundational. The way he talks about it, and the way he integrates that with the management advice - it's magic. And behind that is also this really strong assessment process and a strong analytical ability to help you dig into a big problem.”
Personalized support to help you or your team get unstuck.
Here’s how we can work together.
Consulting
Whether it’s developing a new program or cultivating a team culture of support and resilience, we’ll chart a plan together.
Speaking
Learn nourishing practices for managing overwhelm at your next event, team retreat, or professional development day.
1:1 Support
Get ongoing, personalized support - as a person and a professional - through individual coaching or group sessions.
"Each summer, we have an optional professional development session for our educators. We first invited Alan to speak to that smaller group. After his session, we asked our teachers for their feedback. And the feedback was, bring him back in the fall for everyone. What Alan shared was super valuable.”
imperfection is okay”
"Alan helped me realize that I don't have to create the perfect stuff every time. He has really helped me see that I don’t have to be an all-knowing being on a mountaintop - I am here in the trenches with my students. It has helped me realize that my imperfection is okay, and I want our students to realize that for themselves, too.”
You’ve tried so many things, but nothing ever seems to stick.
Or if it does stick, it doesn’t actually change anything for you.
That’s why the practices I teach are
- evidence based, and
- customized to fit your needs.
Because I don’t believe in cookie-cutter wellness practices.
Whether you’re a school administrator, an educator, a team leader, a busy professional, or a human doing your best in an on-fire world, the strategies I share will be specifically tailored to you.
How you feel. Which challenges you’re facing. And where you’d like to go.
Feel supported. Find joy.
With right-for-you practices that add ease - not overwhelm.