Your next 10 years do not have to include the same struggles as your last.
Figuring out how to best live your “one wild and precious life” is not easy or cheap, and it is 100% worth it.
I am here to help.
Through exceptionally skilled mindful coaching, on Zoom, or at retreats, I empower you with the life-changing tools that are needed to start living an extraordinary life filled with connection, meaning, ease. and love.
Learn to show up mindfully and intentionally for life transitions, career struggles, parenting stress, and relationship and marital challenges.
“When I started coaching I was anxious, unsettled, and unhappy. Almost immediately I am calmer and more relaxed. Nothing seems overwhelming, everything is manageable.” - woman physician
We are all on different paths towards different dreams at different times.
“You have made a world of difference for me Jessie. I am so glad I found you.”
I am so glad you have found me too.
I’m a Master Certified Coach, yoga and mindfulness teacher, pediatrician, physician wellness expert, and founder of Pause & Presence.
I am a graduate of Dartmouth College and UCSF Medical School.
I help people who are “successful on the surface yet struggling underneath” find relief, feel better, and discover a more aligned path forward.
I mostly coach physicians, because I am one.
I also love to coach Type A high-achievers of all kinds. I coach software and google execs, Ivy League graduates, attorneys, dentists, physical therapists, nurses, retirees, and stay-at-home parents.
I empower all my clients with the tools they need to negotiate life with grace, dignity, lightness, and humor.
Client Love
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“Jessie has been able to get me to look at my life from a 180 degree different point of view. It literally is “mind-opening”. Coaching doesn’t even begin to explain the fascinating transformation. She is phenomenal.”
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“The change was magical... with every week I transformed my mind - I became calm, I stopped reacting & was/am able to choose my actions. My goal was for my words & actions to have a positive impact on people & come out feeling empowered. We achieved it. “
If you are doubting this process - please go for it! Jessie is amazing!!”
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“The coaching experience has been an actual “lightbulb turning on”. It has helped me to see things in a completely new way and has changed my mindset and my whole life for the better.”
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“I am now navigating my days from a lighthearted, simple, spacious spot. I see and know magic and the adventure continues.”
Seven years ago, I had achieved “all the things.”
I had an Ivy League degree from Dartmouth, an MD from UCSF, a thriving pediatric practice, and several significant leadership positions at TPMG. I had a husband, a house, 3 sons, and even a dog.
On the surface I was successful. And yet, as is true for so many of you, I was struggling.
Checking all the boxes did not lead me to peace, contentment, and joy.
When my husband of 22 years began to struggle with his mental health, the added stress exacerbated my tendencies to try to “fix,” manage and control.
I found solutions through a combination of mindfulness and coaching.
When I changed myself, everything changed.
I started with one deep breath.
From here, I learned to pause and be present and notice. And then respond with clarity and intention.
This approach transformed my health, my doctoring, my parenting, and my marriage.
Coaching taught me to think and live differently.
The blend of life coaching with yoga and mindfulness taught me to take full ownership of all aspects of my life.
I regained my inner calm, found my presence, lost 40 pounds, and learned to show up as a force of positivity in my life, my career, and all my relationships.
Mindful coaching was the most impactful intervention I had come across in 20 years working in health, wellness, and medicine.
Mindfulness, compassion, and non-judgment are integral components of my coaching, yoga, and retreats.
These tools help you to slow down, create space, and learn to notice what's going on in your mind.
They help you let go of beliefs that are causing you unnecessary suffering and start being kind to yourself.
They help you spend less time with your mind spinning, worrying, anxious, and stressed,
and more time on what matters most.
“Coaching with Jessie has totally transformed my family life. I am happy and there is a lightness in my house that has not been present for a long, long time. Thank you!“
Ways to Work with Me
1:1 Private Coaching
Small group coaching: Ongoing Presence for Women Physicians, Transition Well, Parent with Presence, Mindful Love
Invite me to speak, coach, or teach yoga at your conference or retreat
Hire me to create a personalized wellness retreat for your group
Listen to the Mindful Healers Podcast
“The value Jessie brings to those in need is beyond imaginable.”
