My childhood was spent on isolated, large-scale illegal marijuana farms in Florida during the 1970s, surrounded by loving but wounded people caught up in addiction, secrecy, and dysfunction. I came away from that turbulent beginning needing to piece together how to live an emotionally healthy and stable life.
I began my journey 18 years ago with meditation, nonviolent communication, and The Work of Byron Katie. These tools were beneficial right from the start and continue to be foundational. However, the real shift happened when I started working with a reparenting teacher. She helped me connect with my inner child, inner teenager, and inner critic, which was the missing piece. Reparenting helped me see that my sense of unworthiness came from childhood wounding, not from some fundamental flaw. With this revelation, I learned how to individuate from my family, love myself, feel and tend to my emotions, set boundaries, and deepen the intimacy in my 27-year marriage.
Update
I’m expanding how I share this work — creating new ways to learn and connect. I’m currently in the middle of launching a new project called Reparenting Playground, which will offer more space to explore reparenting in community and bring these tools into daily life.
I believe in the power of collective healing — that we grow faster and deeper when we practice together. If you’re interested in reparenting, emotional well-being, or inner family work, I hope you’ll join me there. I offer a free Substack newsletter and I’m currently shaping future offerings.
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Highlighted Qualifications:
- Interactive IFS Group Leader Training through The Interactive Group Institute, 2025-Current
- Certified Mindfulness Teacher through the Engaged Mindfulness Institute. Guiding Teacher at Mindful Schools for 101: Mindfulness Foundations and 201: Mindfulness in the Classroom, 2011-2016
- Spirit Rock Two-Year Dedicated Practitioner Program Graduate
- Extensive meditation experience with close to 400 days dedicated to silent, multi-week insight meditation retreats at Spirit Rock and Insight Meditation Society
- Facilitator of Inquiry-Based Stress Reduction (IBSR) / The Work of Byron Katie
- Leading Workshops on Nonviolent Communication (NVC), IBSR, Mindfulness, and Inner Family work, 10+ years
- Nonviolent Communication (NVC) Mediate Your Life Program 2010-2012, International Intensive with Marshall Rosenberg 2007, staffed and trained in more than 50 days of residential NVC Intensives since 2006
- David Treleaven Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness Basic & Advanced Courses, Graduate
- Harvard Mediation Program Graduate & Former Small Claims Court Mediator, 2007-2012
(Please note that I am not a therapist, healthcare professional, or provider. I cannot diagnose or treat medical conditions or mental health issues. Always consult a healthcare professional if you suspect you require medical or psychiatric treatment.)