My story

“I’m okay, right? Everybody thinks I’m thriving, so I must be. But why do I feel so…off?”

This question perplexed me for years. Was I “okay?” I couldn’t shake the feeling that something wasn’t right. (I guess that needing 14 hours of sleep plus a nap was a good indicator that something was wrong.) On paper, everything in my life checked out. But I always felt a little bit broken, and confused about how other people could feel so happy and at ease.

My 20 year old self embarked on a journey of discovery, to figure out how to actually feel good. This meandering path drew me into developmental trauma healing work.

I had a great childhood—filled with love and privilege, the best of intentions and opportunities. I actively believed and told people: “Yeah, I don’t have any traumatic experiences.” Over time, I’ve learned that this was far from the truth. As nervous system education has improved and expanded, I was able to find myself in the symptoms list, and recognize that, yes, it was possible for someone like me to be in a chronic state of fight/flight/freeze. (Between inherited trauma and being a highly sensitive person among other things, I entered the world with a nervous system in fear.)

More importantly, I learned that it was possible to transform my nervous system with the right kind of help.

My mission is to help other people know that it’s possible to feel better, even if they’re not even sure that “better” is a real thing for anyone. So many of us have been wearing a weighted vest of chronic stress for so long that it feels “normal.” But I’m here to help folks remove it so they can experience the thriving that is their birthright.