ABOUT ME

I am a body & energy worker turned life coach that loves helping people embody and live from the truest expression of who they are. 

When people asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up I used to say retired and in love (I had really happy grandparents). I mean, don’t get me wrong, I desire to contribute. It gets at a sentiment I think is tragically missing from the way we talk about our lives. We ask what will you do over who will you be. I no longer think those are two separate tracks. But for a long time I did. I choose the “who will you be” train. This showed up most prevalently in the work I chose, which aligned with my values and never paid very well nor gave me much range or responsibility. It showed up most detrimentally in relationships where I tried very hard to show up as a “good friend” and a “good partner” by operating mostly from “what do you want from me?” And answering, “okay, I’ll be there. I’ll do that.” This is an exhausting way to live. I didn’t much exist outside of what people wanted from me. Relationships & My Work In The World felt like traps. I cared so damn much. I couldn’t walk away. And, I was miserable. 

My explorations wandered their way to the internal terrains I had been neglecting. This changed everything. I left 10+ years in the sustainable, adventure travel industry. I got very quiet. I read. I worked on a farm. I wonder wandered. I went to yoga & meditation retreats. I was invited to work with plant medicines. I gave myself the space to not know. I got comfortable there. I became a massage therapist. I learned Reiki. I bought a camper. I lived in there. I studied transformational coaching and facilitation for 2 years. I met an incredible community of women. The areas of my life that used to deplete me have become wellsprings of life & creative energy. I would not be here without the communities of support along the way.