I didn’t arrive at this work by accident — it was born from my own lived experience.
For years, I felt like I was moving through life wearing a mask — trying to be who I thought I should be, who others needed me to be, or what the world seemed to expect. But underneath, I was anxious, disconnected, overwhelmed, and silently asking: What’s wrong with me? Why do I feel like this?
Like many people, I had learned to survive by disconnecting — from my body, my needs, and the parts of myself I didn’t fully understand. I spent a long time trying to fix myself through force or willpower. But real change only began when I started listening — deeply — to what my body was trying to tell me.
Through my own healing journey, I began to unravel the patterns that were running the show — unconscious beliefs, protective strategies, unresolved pain. I started to understand why I reacted the way I did, where those patterns came from, and who I was underneath it all — before I began reshaping myself to earn belonging or approval.
It wasn’t always easy, but this path led me back to something essential: a more honest, grounded, and compassionate relationship with myself. It taught me how to stay with my emotions instead of running from them, how to show up with steadiness for the people I love, and how to step into my own version of empowered adulthood — one where I could hold space for others without abandoning myself.
