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Alignment isn’t something you seek—it’s something you return to.
— Maryellen Ciccio

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ABOUT

My path in life has been shaped by an elegant dance between professional achievement and deeply personal transformation. Through seasons of challenge, transition, and growth, what once felt separate began to come together with greater clarity and intention.

Over time, I created space to reconnect with my own inner guidance by learning to recognize how unprocessed experiences, patterns, and beliefs were quietly shaping my reality. From that awareness came a different way of moving through life: with discernment, presence, and a deeper trust in myself.

That balance is often treated as something to manage—time divided between work and life, responsibility and rest. However, true balance isn’t created through separation; it emerges through alignment.

For more than two decades, I built my career within Fortune 10 healthcare organizations, serving in senior leadership and Chief of Staff roles across strategy, operations, communications, and enterprise transformation. I worked at the highest levels of businesses—guiding complex initiatives, advising C-suite leaders, and helping shape cultures that balanced performance with purpose.

But alongside that professional trajectory, life was asking something deeper of me. Navigating a 30-year autoimmune illness, major relocations, divorce, blended family dynamics, and the ongoing process of redefining what “home” and well-being truly mean, I came to understand that success “on paper” does not always translate to fulfillment in practice.

That realization became a turning point.

What began as a personal search for healing evolved into a deeper exploration of inner wellness, the human energy field, and the connection between our internal and external lives. An early curiosity about metaphysical studies grew into formal training, including advanced work in Quantum Healing, meditation, and subconscious integration.

Over time, these two paths—senior leadership and inner development—stopped existing separately. They began to work together, revealing a more holistic way of living and working, and a clear sense of purpose in helping others do the same.

Today, I guide individuals through both their professional and personal evolution. Whether navigating a career transition, redefining life after a major change, or seeking a deeper sense of spiritual alignment, my approach is both strategic and intuitive.

From this place, growth becomes less about striving to accomplish—and more about nurturing what is already seeking expression through you.


BACKGROUND

  • 22-plus years in senior leadership across Fortune 10 healthcare organizations

  • Chief of Staff to C-suite leaders (communications, president, legal, operations)

  • Certified in Quantum Healing Hypnosis (Level 2)

  • Specialized training in subconscious integration, meditation, and energy-based healing modalities

  • Mentor and career advisor across corporate, academic, and community settings

  • 10-plus years supporting youth career development and workforce readiness programs

  • Led enterprise-wide transformation initiatives up to $2.2B in scope

  • Cross-functional expertise across strategy, operations, technology, finance, human capital, and communications

  • Proven track record optimizing $100M-plus budgets and driving organizational performance

  • Former leader of enterprise culture and employee engagement initiatives

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