My Story

The Story I Reclaimed

I didn’t step into this work because life was gentle with me. I stepped into it because I had to rebuild myself in the aftermath of systems, relationships, and environments that were supposed to protect me — and didn’t.

For years, I mistook endurance for strength. I knew how to hold everything together, how to stay quiet, how to disappear in plain sight. Survival taught me vigilance, but it also taught me to abandon myself.

I chose myself — not because it was easy, but because it was the only path that didn’t require me to disappear.

Rebuilding wasn’t linear. It wasn’t glamorous. It wasn’t fast. But it was mine. As I rebuilt, I didn’t just heal emotionally — I rebuilt my foundation academically, spiritually, and somatically.

That’s why I pursued a psychology degree and clinical training. It’s why I became an ordained minister. It’s why I became a Reiki Master. It’s why I earned trauma, crisis, leadership, and coaching certifications through the AACC.

My work now is the work I needed then: trauma‑informed, grounded, non‑extractive, and rooted in lived experience. I don’t teach from theory alone. I teach from embodiment.