Our Mission

Our Mission

Shine Your Light is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit offering leadership and personal development coaching, training, and other resources that teach you to cut through the noise to your deepest knowing to make quick, clear decisions, manage overwhelm and stress, remember your true self and what matters, and courageously claim your well-deserved dreams and goals. We believe that accessing your intuition to thrive is not only possible, but necessary to enact real change. Because when one person or organization dares to be amazing, it’s contagious, and we all start to shine.

For each one, reach one

Services you buy =
services for those in need

Using funds from donations and purchased services, we gift free or discounted services to those who otherwise cannot afford this support.

Our Story

One blistering summer, high atop a desert mesa, Laurie fasted on a vision quest to take a hard look at her life. As she opened her journal to figure out how to stop living small, a book unexpectedly came pouring out. Realizing how important the book’s message was, she quit her workaholic job, broke up with Mr. Almost, moved back to her favorite town, and set off on a new path in her education career—teaching others how to lead lives they love. Months later, while watching her clothes spin at her local laundromat, she had another huge a-ha: By starting a nonprofit, she could offer free and discounted services to those who couldn’t afford them and certify others in her Breakthrough Method, helping even more people and organizations to thrive.

Whom You’ll Help

Seniors with health issues who are living alone

Military veterans and their families

Single parents

Youth and those supporting youth

Limited-English-speaking immigrants and migrant workers

Women’s empowerment groups

Teachers, school leaders, other educators

Non-profit leaders and staff

Those currently unemployed or under-employed

Those grappling with substance use disorders and illnesses

Those recently released from jail

Environmental protection organizations

Other underserved individuals

Our organizational success stories include:

The leaders of SEWA, a human rights organization in India that empowers millions of impoverished women annually.

The principal and teachers at the Gebra Tilya School, which teaches, feeds, and houses AIDS orphans in Arusha, Tanzania.

Our individual success stories include: