I’ve spent more than two decades at the intersection of story, somatics, and the subtle worlds — helping sensitive, soul-led people find language that feels authentic to who they are and what they do.

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My formal foundation is in Writing & Holistic Studies (Vermont College of Fine Arts), with years spent studying mythology, embodiment, folklore, and the ways stories root themselves in the body. I’ve always lived in that liminal space where intuition meets craft, and where narrative becomes medicine.

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Before shifting fully into story work, I spent 25+ years as a Clinical Herbalist, Licensed Massage & Bodywork Therapist, and Registered Yoga Teacher working hands-on with nervous systems in all states of wellness, illness, overwhelm, and sensitivity.

 

That embodied apprenticeship shaped everything I do now.

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My somatic and trauma-aware training includes:
Strozzi-based somatics through the Center for Embodied Education, Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness (David Treleaven, PhD), foundational study in Internal Family Systems, and brain retraining through DNRS + The Gupta Program.

 

I’ve facilitated groups and retreats for more than twenty years, taught CE courses at Duke University Medical Center, and served on the faculty at the Center for Embodied Education.

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I also carry a deep lineage in mythic and ancestral work through Ancestral Lineage Healing (Dr. Daniel Foor), animist psychology, ritual practice in the ancient traditions of Ireland and Scotland, and an integrative, spirit-informed healing philosophy.

 

All of these inform my approach to both story and self — the seen and unseen, and what’s conscious and what’s inherited.

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I’ve also spent nearly a decade helping sensitive professionals clarify their voice through writing and messaging. I trained in copywriting (CopyCure + Laura Belgray), studied brand voice development, and became known as someone who can translate “it’s hard to explain…” into clean, embodied language.

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My work has lived in retreat centers, healing studios, chronic illness communities, somatic education programs, creative circles, hospital-affiliated CE environments, and one-on-one spaces with the sensitive, the intuitively gifted, and the creatively driven.

 

I’m also the creator of Sensitive Matters, my Substack exploring soul anchored storytelling, sensitivity, illness, creativity, with a dash of mythic irreverence thrown in (to keep it real). 

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At the center of all of this is one truth:

Your story is medicine — for your work, your body, and your life.