M.Ed. in Brain-based teaching & Positive Behavior Intervention And Supports

B.S. in Bio-Chemistry

Mindfulness practitioner since 2005

Vipassana meditator since 2015

I'M A ROMANTIC OPTIMIST who loves dancing, singing, laughter, and conversations that make you question all that you are and all that you know.

I write and speak about the joy and freedom in self-acceptance, forgiveness, and redemption.

It takes great strength and self-compassion to be able to own the dark and painful parts of your story and to step mightily into the light.  But I believe in the resilience of the human spirit and the innate ability for you to reach your highest potential.

I believe in the goodness and kindness of all beings.  I believe in the power of adversity to transform us into stronger, more beautiful, more compassionate versions of ourselves.  I KNOW we are more than the sum of our past circumstances and choices.

How do I know this?

Because my life is made up of tiny moments of gratitude and awakening where I learned how to see light, hope, and faith in even the darkest nights of the soul.

It was with undying optimism that I arose from the neglectful family unit of an absent, addict father and a mentally-ill, single mother.
It was with radical acceptance that I endured caring for, covering for, and cleaning up after my suicidal mother. 
It was with sheer grace that I overcame self-destructive coping mechanisms with food, alcohol, and men.
It was with miraculous faith that I survived a near drug-overdose and an abusive marriage.

In exposing the embarrassing, destructive, sordid stages of my journey, I relinquish the claim these energies have on my present.  In owning and embracing my past, I step fully into the complete, imperfect, ever-evolving human I am.

I desire nothing more than for you to do the same. Wherever you are in your journey, I invite you to accept all that life has been teaching you.  Suspend your inner critic for a moment and allow the universe to speak to you of the joy, bliss, love, and beauty that your heart knows to be your birthright.  I will meet you there.

xoxo,