History

As a young teenager, I was diagnosed with OCD, depression, and anxiety. By fifteen, I was told I would need to be on psychiatric medications for the rest of my life. In the years that followed, additional diagnoses were added, and for nearly two decades I cycled through psychiatric drugs. Later, after a serious bicycle accident left me with fractured vertebrae and a traumatic brain injury, I was prescribed opiate pain medications. What began as treatment slowly became dependence, and I felt trapped.

Coming off both psychiatric medications and opiates was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. It was messy, isolating, and at times I wasn’t sure I’d make it through. But I did. Today, I’ve been medication-free for over thirteen years.

My healing didn’t come from one single solution. It came from weaving together many practices over time—nourishing food, deep rest, yoga and meditation, movement that felt supportive, natural medicine, and, perhaps most importantly, connection with others. Along the way, I put my autoimmune disease (celiac) into remission and built a life that feels grounded, authentic, and full of possibility.

I know what it’s like to feel hopeless, stuck, and broken. And I also know the relief and freedom that comes when healing begins to unfold. That lived understanding is why I’m so passionate about helping others find their own path forward—without losing years to unnecessary suffering.