About Catherine

I’m the founder of Radiant Return™ Wellness, and I work as a guide and coach with individuals and organizations who want to cultivate presence, resilience, and sustainable well-being. Through my Pause-Feel-Respond™ Methodology, I help people regulate their nervous system to move beyond conditioned stress and reactivity into present-moment awareness - where calm, clarity, connection, joy, and meaningful success become possible.

Earlier in my life, I was a highly driven, Type-A business owner in Manhattan. Living in New York City during 9/11 reshaped my understanding of stress, trauma, and the limits of willpower. That experience became a turning point, leading me to explore how the nervous system holds past experiences - and how conscious presence can interrupt habitual survival patterns.

Sixteen years later, after the October 1st mass shooting in Las Vegas, I was invited to facilitate trauma-informed meditation for first responders. Bringing this work into a professional setting strengthened my ability to bridge contemplative practice with real-world demands, offering practical tools that support both individual healing and collective resilience.

My work and Pause-Feel-Respond™ Methodology draws from extensive training in meditation, yoga, breathwork, and spiritual teachings. I integrate ancient wisdom with modern neuroscience in ways that are practical and accessible for today’s world - helping people move out of chronic stress and into greater regulation, presence, connection, and vitality.

I’m also the author of PTSD & A Drug Free Me and Inner Peace, where I share teachings and simple practices to help you nurture your own inner radiance.

At the heart of my work is a simple truth:

Calm is not a personality trait. It is a trained capacity.