Hi, I’m Natalie—

• former pastor’s ex-wife + all things church and ministry

• author

• photographer + brand building expert

• speaker + podcast guest

• student in Life Coach school

• mom through adoption, 2 miracle births, and once-upon-a-time foster care!

• deconstruction + deprogramming my religious trauma

Located in—

Portland, OR

We’re all much more than all of the titles and stuff—

I’ve done cool things like hosted workshops online + in person, spoken to thousands of people from stages, from a podcast mic, from pages on the internet and in an actual book, you name it, I won’t knock it til I try it.

I definitely did not want want to find myself as a divorced person, but here I am.

I’m learning that life is a real rollercoaster with water balloons (some filled with water, some filled with syrup) flying at you.

BUT I want to love myself amidst all the pain, grief, and chaos life brings.

I’ve lost a lot and gained a lot.

I wrote + self-published my memoir in less than a year and sold 1,000 copies the first month.

THINGS I CARE ABOUT—

• transracial adoption —specifically white parents adopting kids of color— and how that plays into injustice, mental health, white supremacy, and more.

• mental health for you, me, my kids, and the rest of the world.

• people chasing their dreams, turning them into goals and plans that are achievable.

I believe vulnerability and honesty is the only way we can live fully and wholly, healed and healthy, onward and upward :)

Above all the things I have or have not done — good or bad — I am a huge believer in grace + understanding humans on a core level. That is what will save this world.