About Me

I Currently reside in Wake County, NC and currently married to my long time boyfriend which has been a long journey and a blessing. We have 2 beautiful boys together which was also another journey within itself. Life always has a funny way of working itself out, so now lets talk about it.

My Relationship
into Marriage:

My husband and I both struggled for years in many areas of our relationships and even had a couple of breakups along the way. Nethertheless, we both were determined to make it work and had to make a lot of sacrifices and adjustments to get to where we are today. We were both 2 different individuals with
completely opposite backgrounds. We had only 2 things that brought us together: We were both antisocial at work including towards each other, which raised alot of curiosity about each other. The second thing for us was that we both enjoyed sports. Everything else for us was a complete mystery and we would later find out all of our dislikes and cultural differences would over shadow the love we had for each other. As the years past it took Work, Patience, Trust, Faith, Communication, Understanding, Sacrifices, and
Commitments to get to where we are today. We had to unlearn everything we thought was right for ourself and learn what was right for us as a couple. Today we are a better version of ourselves because of
each other, and each and everyday we affirm and validate each other.

My Work Life Balance

Work life balance is one of the hardest things to do when you have a family and a career. Notice I said "Hard" not "Impossible". I struggled with this once children came into the picture. We have to remember as humans there is so much that can be done in a day, we have 24 hours each time we wake up. But ask yourself, what do you enjoy doing the most, living or existing? It is very important to find that work life balance while continuing to do what you love? In doing so you will build healthy work relationships instead of feeling really burnt out and frustrated with coworkers really because you are just unhappy.

As I worked in my previous field the pay was great, but I was miserable. This attitude showed in my behaviors and the way I interacted with people and even my spouse. It was not until I sat back to do some soul searching along with self reflection that I was able to understand that it was me and only me that was going to be able to move my life in whatever direction I needed it to go in. At that point I had to make a decision that would change my life for the better, and when that decision was made, everything else fell into place.

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Quotes I Enjoy When I Need a Laugh:

  • “When a man opens a car door for his wife, it’s either a new car or a new wife.” – Prince Philip
  • “Marriage lets you annoy one special person for the rest of your life.” – Unknown
  • “A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.” – Mignon McLaughlin
  • “Don’t confuse having a career with having a life.”– Hillary Clinton
  • “You will never find time for anything. If you want time, you must make it.”– Charles Buxton
  • “The great marriages are partnerships. It can’t be a great marriage without being a partnership.”– Helen Mirren
  • “Couple relationships are like the relationship of Tom and Jerry. Though they are teasing and fighting, but can’t live without each other.” – Unknown
  • “No one on his deathbed ever said, ‘I wish I had spent more time at the office.”– Paul Tsongas
  • “Work life balance is not an entitlement or benefit. Your company cannot give it to you. You have to create it for yourself.”– Matthew Kelly
  • “A career is wonderful, but you can’t curl up with it on a cold night.”– Marilyn Monroe, Actress
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Welcome to Team Up With Helen

TEAM UP
WITH HELEN

Helen Collins is the founder and principal of Team Up With Helen. Since 2018 she has been working one on one with individuals and couples who feel like their relationships are on the edge, and also with individuals who just feel like they are unsure on how to establish healthy and meaningful relationships and just feel like they are at a crossroad in life. 

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