When I was five, I used to sneak into my great-grandmother and great-aunt's sewing room and organize their lace by color and design. They had wound it around little cardboard spools, and I would spend hours getting it just right. I didn't think of it as helping (and they might not have either-haha) It started an early love of organzing and problem solving.
I grew up helping on my grandparents' wheat farm. While waiting for the combine, I would do Reader's Digest puzzle in the truck. Farming wiht family and doing those logic puzzles, I developed a deep love for solving problems with people.
Over time, people started finding me when they were trying to logic through something hard. A friend who got a frightening diagnosis and needed help finding the right care, while feeling judged by the people around her. Another friend, wicked smart, who struggled to read, and needed someone to help him set up his life with dignity around that challenge, not despite it.
What those moments had in common wasn't the problem. It was the feeling of having someone beside you who could help you think it through without taking over. My goal is to guide not decide, show you the options for you to choose what works for you.
Mountain Compass grew out of all of those moments. I built it around what I'd been doing naturally for years, and I priced it so it wasn't just for people with resources to spare (including trade for services). It's for anyone navigating something complicated who just needs someone steady at their side.