"My wife and I are divorced and we stopped talking. There was so much hurt and anger that we couldn't co-parent. After working with Mary Lou, we are now having weekly parent and family meetings, not even living in the same state. The kids are happier and we are having fun again."

"We hired Mary Lou when our son was ready to come home from rehab. We knew we needed help and more than what the rehab facility and therapy were able to provide. 

With Mary Lou’s experience, she was able to get my husband and I in agreement with how to manage our son coming home from rehab and we created a contract with Scott to maintain his sobriety, give him the structure he wanted and have solid boundaries at home that we didn’t even know we needed."

"As the bonus dad, I could see as an outsider what was happening and my advice was always rejected. Mary Lou affirmed what I was trying to say and was finally able to get my wife to listen. 

I now have my wife’s respect and she comes to me for advice and has allowed me to take the lead with my step-son. 

We initially hired Mary Lou for Scott when we needed help when he was coming home from rehab. This helped us so much more than I expected."

"This program is the best investment I have ever made! My son went from feeling hopeless and disengaged in life to taking on challenges and pursuing his dreams. He was suicidal, running away from home, verbally abusive and aggressive, and had given up on himself. A year later, he is taking pride in working his first job, enrolled in Driver's Ed, and getting mainstreamed in the Fall to start courses at his homeschool. But more than anything, he knows he is capable and able to create the life he wants, he owns that!"

"I don’t even know where to start with this, I received so much more from coaching with Mary Lou than I expected. I literally feel like I grew up working with her.

My mom recommended that I see her as I refused to go for any therapy.  

I was struggling in school and at home. I was in grade 12 and planning to go to University but didn’t know if I was going to get there. I did not have a good relationship with my dad and my mom was worried for my future and was too controlling with me.

Working with Mary Lou, I let go of feeling powerless, I stopped doubting myself, and stopped being afraid of failure.

I found my voice and felt safe to express myself, to ask for I needed and healed my relationship with my father. I learned who I am with self-confidence and self-acceptance. I learned there is a difference between striving for excellence and running perfection. I learned to trust myself and my own choices.  

I learned to set goals and attain my goals. I got into the University of my choice and I am loving it. I highly recommend working with Mary Lou, she will help you get where you want to go."

"I have a totally dysfunctional relationship with my mother and therefore had no role model as to how to be as a mother. Your coaching gave me self esteem, a confidence and a belief in who I am. Your coaching allowed me to practice loving myself. In doing that, I became the mother I always wanted to have for myself and be a healthy mom for my girls. I broke the pattern of dysfunctional parenting. You taught me how to live by my values and I was then able to teach my daughters and empower them with those values. I now have one of the most open, honest, loving, and trusting relationships with my daughters. I stand confident and grounded in who I am as my authentic self and model that for my girls every day going forward"

"No matter how many times Mary Lou tried to explain it to me, I thought the best outcome I could get was to have a great coping strategy to move forward.  

I am in awe that the problem has truly disappeared. I feel free to live my life.  

I don't need to cope, I get to live my life without trauma and pain."

"I feel more heard and understood than I have ever felt in my life. This allowed me to communicate and ask for what I needed...
I almost passed on this opportunity and I am so glad I didn't."

"Mary Lou is highly personable and a pleasure to work with. She employs many tools to help move through the coaching process and does it all with ease, and professionalism. At a time when decision making was critical for me, Mary Lou coached me to make some successful life changing decisions, and is an inspiration and joy to know. I would recommend her to any woman seeking clarity and direction in their relationship with themselves or others."

" If not for Mary Lou, I would have left my marriage. My needs were not getting met and I did not want my daughters to think that was ok. Battling constantly in front of our children. No support or encouragement from extended family. Serious PTSD from my past.

Medications and Support Groups kept me stuck

I healed childhood trauma, which I am still in awe of. I believed I would just learn to cope with it. I am free to be me. I learned how the patterns of my childhood, effected my marriage and my parenting style.

I now have the best relationship with my husband. I communicate with him in a whole new way. I have solid boundaries with extended family to manage any drama.

My girls are thriving

I am so grateful Mary Lou for the work we did together and a lifetime of skills that will serve us as a growing family"

"I came to Mary Lou as I felt blocked in my life. I felt there was more I wanted to be in my life and I didn’t know or understand why I was blocked and stuck. All I knew for sure was that I had two daughters watching me and knowing that if I want them to make effort in their lives – I had to do the same. What I received for the work I did with 

Mary Lou? A whole new world opened up for me right in front of my eyes and the barriers that stopped me were no longer in front of me, they had dissipated. In one year, I started a business; I financially fuelled three business trips all around the world – all while my daughters watched me passionately live my life!"

"Mary Lou was very genuine when working with our daughter Alicia. Mary Lou created a safe place for our daughter to feel she had a voice and could use it. She also held our family accountable when we hit roadblocks."

"It is like I won the lottery having you as my coach, I am so grateful. You have such a warm heart filled with compassion for others. You created the space for me to feel safe, open and honest with you. I know that I am a better person because of what you have brought to my life."

"Be prepared to be honest with yourself and open to the process she will guide you through. Mary Lou always has your back and holds onto your dreams and goals bigger than you even do. She has so much compassion for your goals that she will move heaven and earth to help you get there. She is grounded and down to earth which only serves us to follow her lead. I worked with Mary Lou in May of 2018 and five months later, it’s like I still have her in my back pocket, coaching me along the way."

"You are the best mom in the world. And I'm not just saying that because I'm your daughter and that I'm supposed to LOL! You really are. You've raised me from when you were my age now and I know that must have been difficult. I gave you a hard time and you stood up for my life when I couldn't do it for myself. That takes a strong and determined mother. I am forever grateful to you for that. You are amazing and I love you with all my heart. I couldn't have asked for a better mother. Thank you. I love you. 

Love your daughter." 

“Working with Mary Lou made me feel safe and non-judged. I was REALLY angry and lashed out often. I didn't know how to change it and I felt a lot of shame. Therapy made me more angry because I wanted to know how to fix it and I was tired of talking.

I learned:  

⭐️how to let go of my anger and control myself

⭐️that I always have choices and I have all the power

 ⭐️how to take control of my life”