Over the decades, I’ve worn many hats—non-profit executive, consultant, program director, health and wellness instructor, naturalist & outdoor educator, camp director, adventure guide, and forest service ranger. These roles shaped me as a leader, guide, and advocate, grounded in resilience, adaptability, and a deep respect for the human spirit.

Then came motherhood. And with it, unimaginable loss.

When my second child and daughter, Eliza, was diagnosed with a fatal condition during pregnancy, everything changed. Her death split my life open. The grief that followed wasn’t just heartbreaking—it was transformative. It called me to reimagine everything, including my work and purpose.

In the wake of loss, I found purpose in supporting others and stepped into leadership within the pregnancy and infant loss (PAIL) community, leading retreats and serving as board member. Through my work with Return to Zero: HOPE, I became a credentialed Somatic Trauma Coach, completed advanced clinical training in perinatal death, bereavement support and mental health and now serve as Director of Community Support.

During the COVID pandemic, I co-created a virtual support program that has reached more than 1,500 families worldwide. Since then, I’ve continued to lead retreats, facilitate support groups, speak at national events, train providers, and develop programming for the organization—becoming a recognized voice in the PAIL community.

As I supported others through some of the most difficult moments of their lives—and continued walking my own healing path—my work naturally expanded into the deeper layers of the human experience: trauma, the impacts of early adversity, complicated family dynamics, parts work, reconnecting with self, and rebuilding boundaries.

This led me into advanced training and mentorship with renowned leaders in trauma, attachment, and somatic work deepening my understanding of how we carry our stories in the body.

One of the gifts of following a personalized path is that I never had to unlearn formal models that override humanity, intuition, and real-life nuance. I stepped directly into training that is trauma-informed, mind–body integrated, attachment-sensitive, and grounded in the belief that healing is relational and deeply human.

This interdisciplinary education shaped a practice centered in resilience, adaptability, personalized care, holistic mind–body approaches, lived experience, and core competencies like empathy, attunement, and human-centered presence.

I come to this work not only as a bereaved parent and practitioner, but as someone who has lived through childhood abuse, neglect, abandonment, scapegoating, and a family that looked “normal” from the outside. I grew up with a wired nervous system and chronic anxiety, carrying experiences I had no words for.

My healing began in the parts of me that refused to dim—spirit, innocence, hope, love, playfulness, and the quiet refuge of movement, nature, and open space. Over decades of self-work and trauma recovery, I learned how the body remembers what the mind cannot, how early wounds shape identity, and how resilience is quietly carried in the soul.

These experiences guide my work today: a human-centered, integrative approach that honors the whole person—their story, their nervous system, and the wisdom they’ve carried all along.

I’m someone who finds wonder everywhere. I come alive near water, soak up sunshine whenever I can, and feel most grounded when surrounded by nature, music, or those I love. I’m endlessly curious—drawn to learning, depth, and the beauty of human connection.

I delight in play, movement, and adventure, but I’m just as nourished by quiet moments, spiritual reflection, and the reminder that we’re all part of something much bigger.

Whether I’m spending time adventuring with my family, dancing with my Nia community, or getting lost in a non-fiction book or puzzle, I try to bring presence, joy, and reverence to the everyday.