My Story

Hey, y’all! I’m Alethea but family and friends call me LeeLee. While Washington, DC has been my home for many years, I was born and raised near the ocean down in Southern Virginia - Chesapeake, Virginia to be exact. Because of this upbringing, I have a peculiar fascination with mermaids and all things ocean life. Sure, I know mermaids aren’t real, but my imagination runs wild with believing that impossibilities could very well be realities. As a professional I could focus this section on how I am a veteran educator with over twenty years experience in public schools from teacher to leader, a former caterer, a holistic wellness and life coach, and more, but those titles mean absolutely nothing if I don’t share a bit more intimately about who I am and how I got here.  

My passion for serving others and helping them succeed on their health and wellness journey comes from the fact that I have battled so much since birth yet I’ve found purpose and resiliency to bounce back from such challenges. I was born with various health conditions and as I grew older I developed a stutter. Stuttering could have hindered me from letting my voice be heard and it could have stifled my confidence, but my parents chose to enroll me in speech therapy, acting classes, and voice lessons to help me manage my speech. Furthermore, I have always been a ball of energy and found it difficult to focus for long periods of time on specific tasks. I had to learn strategies to not allow physical illnesses nor hyperactivity constrain me but rather it fueled me to achieve more. As a young adult I was diagnosed with various autoimmune diseases of my lungs, liver, colon, and bile ducts. There was even a time when I had pulmonary embolism which left me incapacitated for nearly four months. 

Despite having such medical labels and even being on the verge of death, I was determined to transform my pain into purpose and to not let such conditions dictate what I could or could not do in life. My life has been a cycle of loss and gain, uncertainty and assurance, unbelief and faith, and tragedy and triumph as well as times when others have counted me out altogether. However, I dare to stand up directly to dead end brick walls which attempt to thwart my God given purpose and road to destiny. Consequently, I knock down such walls with my bare hands in order to stack the bricks so that I may climb over them. 

Therefore, in the midst of your fast-paced life, stress from careers, family, and other responsibilities, you may have lost touch of the goals, dreams, and plans that burned passionately at one point and are now but a fizzle. However, hope is not lost. You see, you have the ability and the tools within yourself to transform your life and to remain hopeful through it all. So, let me guide you and cheer you on along the way to show you how to uncover life’s pain points that have halted you and launch you in fulfilling your wellness goals! 

Life’s journey is not a sprint but rather it is an exhilarating marathon that exposes much about ourselves, and we evolve intentionally whereby stretching beyond our self-imposed constraints and exceeding the limits of our complacency. In doing this, we become better not only for ourselves but for others. Whether you want to eat healthier, incorporate exercise into your daily routine, spice up intimacy with your significant other, make time for daily positive self-talk, find more time to spend with your family, avoid burnout, maintain a positive attitude during your life challenge, and more, let me show you how to make those desires your reality. Your transformation will be empowering and life-changing, so join me for this thrilling ride!