About Tom

If you’re reading this, it’s most likely because you are hurting. Believe me, I’ve been there and that’s one of the reasons why I created Lucky’s Rainbow. But before Lucky’s Rainbow and even before Lucky, I had my share of life’s painful challenges, as do we all. I struggled with addiction, anxiety and depression. Throw a cancer diagnosis in there at the age of 37 and a chronic pain condition that kicked in shortly after and you can probably understand my motivation to get to work on myself. And so that’s exactly what I did. 

I was introduced to mindfulness and meditation during recovery in addition to doing the inner house cleaning and work required for inner healing. It was during this process that I experienced a profound shift in my consciousness and realized the power that I and everyone has access to. It was through this power and through the power of connecting with others that has resulted in me being sober for over 15 years.

If it wasn’t for what I learned through the sobriety process, I don’t know how I would have made it through the cancer diagnosis and treatment. It was here that my spiritualty and mind started to evolve to new levels. I had to become ok with the thought of possibly dying…yea, I know, not an easy thing to do. But I had the tools and as a result was finally able to peacefully accept whatever outcome the universe had in store for me.  15 years later and I’m still here so you can imagine the amount of personal growth I garnered from that experience. 

For those of you that have experience with anxiety and/or depression and resulting chronic pain, you know that it’s no joke. I mean… it brought me to my knees. And was the most challenging time of my life to be honest. It was here that I continued to dig, working with therapist after therapist, reading book after book until I developed a plan to get me through the storm. As a result I was asked to lead a group integration therapy program at a local clinic that works with victims of mental and emotional trauma.

At first glance one might think wow, that’s a lot of pain. And I thought that too while I was in the middle of it. But as I look back, that pain motivated me to do the inner work and made me into the resilient and spiritually evolved person that I am today. The tools that I have learned while on my journey have enabled me to gently and compassionately navigate life’s challenges including the incomprehensible loss of my best friend and companion, Lucky. And now I am here to share those tools with you through Lucky's Rainbow pet loss grief coaching.

Tom currently resides in Scottsdale AZ with his boxer companion "Woody".  His love for animals has translated to having several pets throughout his life including dogs and cats. He has been active in animal rescue for several years and is also certified as a pet loss bereavement specialist.