My Story
If you've walked through the fire time and again, you've come to the right place.
Childhood & Adolescence
I grew up as the high-achieving kid — top of the class, captain of things, performing with apparent ease. And yet beneath all of it, I felt like an alien. I carried an intuitive sense of what others were feeling, and sensed what was unseen and unspoken.
By my pre-teens, the cracks started to show. I had loved to speak and perform. And then I just — stopped. I withdrew, lost my confidence, and put away the parts of myself that had once felt most alive.
Enter: Shame.
Twenties
I studied law, determined to be a businesswoman. I chased money, power, and independence — and performed competence so convincingly that even I almost believed it. But the reality was I felt completely disempowered. Cut-throat, soul-sucking, and far from my true self.
Enter: Avoidance.
My body stopped cooperating. A bone infection, a year of IV antibiotics, and severe chronic fatigue syndrome left me bedridden. I was forced to stop. I turned toward holistic medicine and eastern practices for the first time. It saved me. And it changed everything.
The Unravelling
For a few years life felt better — and then, at 30, my world came crashing down. My cousin died by suicide in 2017. And then, not long after, my father, who was my best friend, made the same choice. My mother, his partner of 43 years had just been diagnosed with dementia and I was left with a mother who needed care and no family support.
A lot happened. I moved, travelled, and used substances to numb the pain. At 32, I left that life behind — and began exploring spirituality, mysticism, and neuroscience. I trained in trauma modalities and energy psychology, and worked with the Australian Department of Health as a speaker on their national suicide prevention program.
And then came my own Dark Night of the Soul. For the first time, I truly understood what my father, and so many others had to overcome.
The Return
I spent years healing. Body, mind, and spirit. I worked with some of the best healers in the world and studied the science to the soul. I learned to face my triggers, have tough conversations with love, and allow myself to be seen again.
My Mission
My deepest pain has become the wisdom I now share. I know there is a better way to do mental health — and I've dedicated my life to finding it.
Our pain is an opportunity for greater power, passion, purpose, and potential. We can only take someone as far as we've walked ourselves.
I have walked far. And I know the way back.