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, which did nothing but worsen things, I was forced to look elsewhere for help. That's when I turned, somewhat reluctantly, to other practices. Mindfulness, mind-body awareness, nature and self-awareness through archetypes were some of the new tools I used. I learned who I really was and how to be that person, how to live in harmony with the natural world and how to live in the moment, whatever it holds.

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. That we are all whole and at peace and of tremendous value at our core, but all sorts of nonsense had been picked up along the way, smothering our natural serenity.

Healing concepts are so simple, yet so counter-cultural that I would never have tried them had I not reached a point of desperation. For this, I am grateful for my hardships, for all the wrong paths taken so that I might finally try the long way home that taught me how to live.

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I am now much more present, optimistic, happy and at peace than I have ever been before. 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, wellness and serenity. There is a LOT we can do naturally to reduce our stress. If I can make this transformation, so can you!