I am not a doctor. I have no formal medical training. Information contained on this website is for educational purposes only. Nothing presented here replaces the advice of a medical professional.
I spent decades teaching others how to thrive while quietly carrying burdens that drained my own vitality. Eventually, my body, my relationships, and my spirit invited me to do deeper work.What I discovered changed everything: the thing I was waiting for was me.
“It’s a reunion.
The little girl brought the wonder.
The woman brought the wisdom.
And for perhaps the first time, they’re standing in the same room.”
My Philosophy
Each of us is unique and there is no magic bullet, for anything. It’s up to us. Our best bet is to learn to tune in to our body/emotions/thoughts/experiences, nature, others, present moment, something bigger, et al. Once tuned in, we can steer the board, ride the waves, and enjoy the view again.
My journey: where wisdom meets wonder
For decades, I believed healing was tied to being a better person: more discipline, more doing, just more in general. What I discovered instead was that healing is so often the process of returning to who you were before fear, grief, expectations, and survival strategies convinced you otherwise. Somewhere along the way, the wise woman and the wonder-filled little girl found each other again. Everything I write, teach, and explore grows from that reunion.
A mom, daughter, sister, cousin, wife, ex-wife, maiden, mother, crone, and wild woman.
Joy, love, presence, connection, expression, and authenticity.
Grief and loss: self, loved ones, long goodbyes, no goodbyes, stifling, weeping, and joyful memories.
Cancer, to which I wrote love letters, inviting it to leave my body while I did all the things I could medically and naturally.
Deep, emotional work: energetic healing, traditional counseling, transformational journaling, shadow work, and bare-naked assessments of my inner workings.
Seeking: the authentic self, healthy connection to others, connection to something bigger, knowledge of how the human body works and what it needs, and my own gifts that ache to be shared.
30 years of long-game healing for myself and others.
59 years in a human body, using a human brain, experiencing human emotion, making human mistakes, seeking deeper spirit and integrating it everywhere I could.
An adult life of seeking truth even when it was messy, cultivating authenticity even when it was scary, encouraging growth even when it was uncomfortable.
An entire life of loving my fellow humans, exploring the human condition, and seeking ways we can elevate the experience for each other.
An eternity of visceral knowing that we are here with purpose: each other. The space of human connection is sacred and the work done there is transformative.
Over time, I have come to believe something both simple and profound: we belong to each other. The African philosophy of Ubuntu is often translated as, “I am because we are.” The longer I live, the more true that feels. Every meaningful healing, every moment of growth, every act of kindness seems to point back to the same truth—that our lives are deeply intertwined.
We are not separate from one another nearly as much as we imagine.