About Nate
About Nate
I believe every person carries an innate wisdom, unique gifts, and an inner compass that can guide them toward a more authentic way of living. Life opens up when we begin to connect deeply with ourselves.
For more than 15 years, I have been creating spaces where people can slow down, listen deeply, and discover what is asking to emerge.
My journey began in the wilderness. I started my work in outdoor education, guiding 20-day canoe trips with adjudicated youth. That work taught me so much about how to be human—how to create belonging, how to navigate challenge, and how to nurture the development of individuals and groups.
Again and again, I witnessed something powerful: when people are given the right conditions—relationship, challenge, reflection, and belonging—they can access capacities and possibilities that were already within them.
That understanding has shaped the foundation of Deeply Connected.
My work has taken many forms and crossed many environments: from juvenile detention centers to inside family homes, from addiction recovery to working with veterans. Across all of these settings, I have seen how much we need connection—and how important it is to have spaces where we can slow down and be honest with ourselves and each other.
Over the years, my work has expanded from wilderness and youth development into family coaching, embodied practice, rites of passage, and partnerships with schools and communities. Across all of these settings, I have found myself returning to the same questions:
What helps us know ourselves more deeply?
What allows relationships to become places of growth?
And how do we create the conditions for people to become more fully who they are?
Today, I support individuals, families, and schools through transitions that shape who we become. Through family coaching, Elemental Embodiment, rites of passage, and school partnerships, I create spaces where people can feel seen, supported, and empowered to grow.
My approach weaves together developmental wisdom, relational practice, nature-based learning, embodied self-discovery, and years of experience working with people and communities.
I am certified in Genius Frequency through Elemental Embodiment, a framework that supports individuals in understanding their unique gifts, patterns, and authentic way of moving through the world.
I believe our relationships are some of our greatest teachers. Our families, our communities, and the natural world continually invite us into deeper awareness, responsibility, and growth.
And I believe we don't have to navigate the important transitions of life alone.
It would be my greatest honor to walk this path with you. The time is now to reconnect with why you are here and what you are meant to do.Selected Experience & Collaborations
