My work has always lived at the edges of neat categories.

 

For more than two decades, I’ve worked at the intersection of story, embodiment, and the subtle worlds — alongside thoughtful, sensitive people whose inner lives don’t always match the roles they inhabit, and whose work can be hard to explain in the commercial sense that requires that we drain all the life, beauty, and truth out of it.

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My formal foundation is in Writing & Holistic Studies (Vermont College of Fine Arts), where I studied mythology, folklore, embodiment, and the ways stories take root in the body. I’ve always been drawn to that liminal space where intuition meets craft — and where language doesn’t just describe experience, but brings it to life.

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Before shifting fully into story and language work, I spent over 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.​

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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 and The Gupta Program — all of which taught me the value of trusting the body to safely guide us in the right direction for growth and healing.

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​I’ve facilitated groups and retreats for more than twenty years, taught continuing education 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, and ritual practices rooted in the ancient traditions of Ireland and Scotland. These teachings inform how I understand story, inheritance, and the unseen threads that shape our work and lives.

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

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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 people who are thoughtful, intuitively gifted, and creatively driven.

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I’m also the creator of Sensitive Matters, my Substack exploring soul-anchored storytelling, sensitivity, illness, and creativity — with a dash of mythic irreverence thrown in to keep things honest.

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At the center of all of this is one simple truth:

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