At Best U Consulting, we believe your life deserves to be lived with intention. Whatever that means for you. There’s no one-size-fits-there are many versions of happiness. You can experience more joy, meaning, and fulfillment. Along with enhancing the gratitude of what you have. At Best U, we help you build the tools and strategies to design and truly live your one wild and precious life.
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” — Mary Oliver
About Me
I’m Donna Jeane Hitchcock Pappas—but most people call me DJ. I’m a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in North Carolina with over 30 years of experience walking alongside people through both the pain and promise of life.
My roots are in grief and loss counseling, so I deeply understand that life’s challenges can be complex, emotional, and transformative.
At this chapter in my own life, I’ve felt a calling to shift toward something new—something that speaks to possibility. That’s what led me to create Best U Consulting.
My work now focuses on helping adults pause, reflect, and consider what’s next. I guide individuals, small groups, and larger audiences in designing a life that feels more intentional, aligned, and meaningful—not in some distant ideal, but right here in the middle of everyday life.
I believe happier is something we can create—and more importantly, it’s often already present within our lives, waiting to be noticed, nurtured, and reclaimed.
“Life is like a compass—we all require recalibration sometimes. It is a gift of opportunity.”
— Unknown
We all experience times of assessing our life direction. These are big life moments leading to dramatic changes. More often it is about the quiet, ongoing moments that reveal simple ways to shift our lives for the better.
Recalibrating is a way of living—an ongoing opportunity for the gift of growth, change, and awareness of what we value most.
If you’re at a point where you’re asking, “What’s next for me?”
Time for recalibration.
I’d be honored to help you explore that. Contact me about a complimentary discovery session.
Find Your Best U Today!
Email me at djpappas@bestuconsulting.com
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