For as long as I can remember, I’ve been drawn to people—to the kind of conversations that happen when someone finally says what they’ve been thinking for months, and to the unfolding journey of personal growth. I believe we don’t stop growing once we become adults; there’s always more to discover.

Self-work doesn’t have to be heavy or monotonous. When we meet ourselves with curiosity and kind attention, it becomes a creative act. Having a few good maps helps us make sense of where we are and where we’re going.

This is why I do this work—not to fix what’s broken, but to wake up to what’s already alive in us. Where traditional psychology asked “What’s wrong with you?” trauma-informed practice asks “What happened to you?”

As I see it, the work is to stay awake to our lives—to stay present to the patterns that shape us and the parts of ourselves asking for attention. There’s always a new stretch to make, something emerging that wants our care. That’s good news, because this kind of work brings us closer to what we value most—and invites us to discover the strength to live it.

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The things our fathers couldn’t finish become the things we must learn to stay with. My father used to say, “You gotta wanna.”He wrote it on scraps of wood and old […]

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