“My money journey has been very challenging. I knew that my feelings about money weren’t just about the money, it was also about other things. I needed the support and encouragement without the pressure in order to understand them.

This work deeply probes the stories and narratives that I've told myself about money. And through that probing, I've been able to open up to create new narratives and to not judge the old ones. 

I've made so much progress. I'm now fiscally sponsored by a nonprofit as an artist. An organization is sponsoring me for free for one year. I had been wanting to do that for a long time but working with Erica, I've been able to take more steps towards my financial health.

In the container she creates as a coach, I felt safe enough to open up in order to examine the intense pressure and anxiety and negative associations I had with money. Erica’s approach is very gentle. And yet, it’s firm because she kept helping me to open, open, open, open, not by pushing me but by just asking me where I was and how I felt.”

— mayfield brooks

“When I first started working with Erica, I was lacking clarity and a vision for my business. I had days of procrastination and not feeling motivated.

I broke through the financial ceiling I’d had for 3 years. Working with Erica helped me break through because of the confidence piece. 

I trust my creative process, trust my voice, trust the direction I’m going in. I just trust the journey more.”

— Weatherly Stroh

“I saw, so clearly, the power of regulating my own self. Sometimes I was very stressed when we started meetings. Erica helped guide me through exercises to bring me back into my body.

I was shocked and delighted to see the contrast of how clearly I could think after we took the time to recognize what I was feeling and understand what was going on in my body. The self-regulation piece is just a fundamental skill that is necessary to do well, otherwise I am just spinning around. 

I learned how to break down where I want to go into small bits so I can feel successful along the way and not just when I meet the big end goal.

I learned to flip the scripts that we’re taught. There are so many things that come up when you're being creative and trying to go out into the world. And a lot of these scripts are inherited, and cultural, and they were freezing me, stopping me from moving forward.

Erica helped me realize it’s not just me. These old scripts bring up emotional disregulation and trauma and layers of things that I couldn't even name, but it was having a huge impact on my creativity and was actually at the source of why I was stuck. Erica helped give me tools to see through these scripts and how to navigate out of them.”

— Jennifer Davey

“Oh my god. I can’t even begin to tell you what Erica’s program has done for me. I feel so much more alive and engaged in everything. 

Erica met me where I was without preconceived ideas of where I should be, or even where I should go.

She takes the time to listen and ask questions to draw out your deepest thoughts, and your journey is aligned with who you are.

That is the most impactful thing a coach can do for you.”

— Samina Hasan

“I was struggling, I was feeling stuck, and didn't have a clear sense of how to move forward in my practice. 

Now I don't feel like I have to do all the things. I don't have to try and win over all the people.

To experience that transformation, from thinking, ‘I'm never going to get there’ to now knowing how to get there.

My applications became more personalized and are more reflective of what's unique about me and my work. I have a residency award for next year. I made sales out of my studio for the first time. I was in a museum exhibition. I’ve grown my email list. I gave a talk at a museum. I'm a lot more comfortable talking about myself and my work. My work also shifted dramatically. That feels really exciting. 

All the inner work was really important and essential at a critical time in my life. Erica’s guidance gave me the tools and the resources and the support that helps me get through some really difficult things. I now use those tools regularly as I move forward through the world. I'm a calmer person and less reactive. I feel more authentically myself.

I could not have done this alone. I guess it's possible I could have, but it would have taken years as opposed to weeks and months. It was invaluable just knowing that I had someone rooting for me and genuinely concerned about my abilities and capacities for growth. And who believed in me and could see it before I did. 

If someone’s thinking about joining, I’d say do not hesitate. Erica has invaluable insights and a breadth of knowledge and experience and the wisdom and insight to tailor sessions to each individual. And that, to me, is what's so special about working with her. I read the artist business books and how-to’s and all that and it's just so generic and rarely feels applicable or achievable or quite honestly, even fun.

I’ve brought back fun, pleasure, enjoyment. ”

— Michelle A.M. Miller

“I hit my money goals and took on projects that I really liked and were a good fit.

I found that I can rest and that my business doesn’t fall apart when I take a break. In order for me to create a sustainable business, it needs to include rest.

I created three times as much work in three months as I did the whole year before. I know I did that by resting more.

Working with Erica was like giving a gift to myself. You don’t have to do it all by yourself.”

— Kim Heise