My Story

I am by nature very sensitive and introverted, so life in a society that is loud, chaotic, rushed and aggressive was truly soul crushing for me. I quickly picked up on the fact that I did not have the preferred personality and grew up feeling hopelessly and innately flawed. I spent decades trying to find ways to fit in, largely through self-denial and self-abandonment. 'Thriving' was often not even on the menu. Over time I became increasingly anxious, depressed, pessimistic and eventually chronically ill. I tried all the usual 'quick fixes' promoted by our culture only to find that short cuts take longer.

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Fortunately, these decades of difficulty led to an awakening. After the failure of psychology's diagnoses and the bio-medical model's drugs, I was forced to look elsewhere for healing. That's when I turned, somewhat reluctantly, to psycho-spiritual practices like mindfulness, mind-body awareness, internal family systems and self-awareness through archetypes. I learned who I really am and how to be that person. I learned to fully accept all parts of myself, to stop fighting who I am and to find my unique purpose. 

As opposed to trying to find that one right thing to add to my life, healing was more about subtraction. Releasing resistance to what is, releasing my false selves, my belief that I was flawed and broken. I came to see that there was nothing inherently wrong with me, or anyone else for that matte. That we are all whole and at peace and of tremendous value at our core, but all sorts of nonsense gets picked up along the way, smothering our natural serenity.

​​I am now much more present, optimistic, happy and at peace than I have ever been. My health has improved and I am much more 'myself'. This is despite the fact that the world seems to only have become even more chaotic and overwhelming. My desire now is to help others along their own journey to happiness, authenticity and purpose.