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Not a path. A thicket. Welcome to the trailhead.

This isn’t life coaching.
It’s soul-tending.
Where we walk barefoot in the sacred bramble.
Where we create not for applause, but for aliveness.

You don’t need fixing.
You need to fall apart (on purpose).

I’m here for that.

Where the work is soulful, and the soul will not be tamed

For the Creatively Unruly

  • For the spiritually restless.

  • For the creators who crave less mastery and more mystery.

  • For the Icarus who had it all, but crashed and burned.

  • For the artists whose work has gone silent.

  • For the seekers who feel like outsiders in both church and self-help circles.

  • For the innovators haunted by an idea ghost.

  • For the ones who can’t keep pretending they’ve got it all figured out.

    I don’t have the blueprint, the life hack, or the masterclass.

    But I will sit by the fire and cackle with you.

What we might do together

  • Soul Tending

    Life is tragical—beauty tangled with heartbreak, magic soaked in grief. I know how to be there in the bog with you, no 5 step plan, no programs, just empty hands and reverence for the mystery.

  • Creativity Cultivating

    Where half-baked ideas, creative wounds, and tangled knots become fertile soil for the idea that’s a bit “too much” and scares you a little.

  • Rituals and Threshold Ceremonies

    Mark the thresholds the world ignores. Grieve what’s been lost. Celebrate what’s becoming. Craft rituals that don’t require matching candles.

  • Writing Work

    Forget branding. Together let’s write the stories that want to be told—the sacred, the messy, the ones the world isn’t asking for…but your soul is.

  • “Lori was always a rare talent. Her willingness to speak up and yet listen, her strength of conviction and yet her openness to contrary opinion, all wrapped up in a winning personality, made her an indispensable presence in the room. In a word, the highest recommendation.”

    Dr. Thomas West, Professor and Author

  • “Lori’s “What Next” column is as unique as she is, and has been a highlight in River Valley Woman Magazine. She can adapt to a variety of subjects and themes, which also made her a great choice for Chapters grief newsletter. Her style is down to earth, and a one-of-a-kind voice sparked with humor and gut-punching insight.”

    Eileen Madsen, River Valley Woman editor, and owner/editor of Chapters newsletter

  • “Lori is a woman of great wisdom and insight. Her honesty, creativity, and deep listening to others are vital in her work. As a presenter, Lori brings forth vibrant images and rich  stories regarding a holistic, spiritual, and HAPPY life to groups and individuals.” 

    Mary Pauluk, Board Certified Chaplain

About Lori

(this is the bit where I make you big promises and pretend my expertise is a magic wand…but hey, let’s not)

Here’s what I bring to the table...

  • Two Master’s Degrees

  • A decade of private practice in spiritual direction (where the real conversations happen)

  • Years of teaching theology (and questioning it)

  • Retreat leading, nonprofit creating, and children’s book publishing

  • Freelance writing for those who want soulful stories, not copywriting

  • An ongoing love affair with songwriting, because sometimes the soul needs a melody more than a lecture

But mostly?


I’m just another human walking the crooked path, offering a hand when the way gets hard to see.

Feeling the Nudge?

This isn’t the part where I say

“Book your breakthrough now!”

This is the part where I say:

If something inside you said

“Omg, YES” while you read this—

That’s enough.

No sales funnel.
No urgency.
No promise to change your life in 6 easy steps.

Just an open door.
Just a conversation.
Just a chance to see what’s aching to be named, composted, tended, or sung into being.

If you’re feeling the nudge, you’re invited.
I’d be honored to walk a few crooked steps with you.

Forget the Ladder.

let’s climb the roots.

You Don’t Need Another Strategy Coach

You Need a Co-Conspirator.

Sol Work Creative was forged in my creative fire for those who are done performing, done polishing, done pretending to be further along than they are.

Whether you’re tangled in creative knots, haunted by an unlived life, or yearning to tell the truth your soul’s been aching to tell—you belong here.

Not to get it all right.
But to get it all real.

This isn’t a space for polished goals or productivity hacks.
This is a space for the part of you that’s been quietly aching for more.
More aliveness.
More meaning.
More conversations that leave you gloriously undone.

Here, we tend to the stories the world forgot.
We compost the old scripts.
We make space for art, ritual, and soul work that refuses to fit into packaged boxes.

You don’t need fixing.
You may need to rot a little.

And I know how to hold space for throwing a tantrum in the swamp.

Let's create together

Let's create together

Let's create together

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