Along my path, I naturally found myself drawn to becoming a therapist. This part of my journey taught me valuable ways to support others while deepening my understanding of how our minds and emotions work. I spent many hours learning about trauma, healing processes, and how our brains respond to different experiences, not as an expert with all the answers but as a fellow traveler seeking to understand these shared human challenges. However, while I was fully present and effective in my professional role, I recognized there was still a gap between my clinical knowledge and my personal experience. I could support and guide others toward healing while still searching for deeper peace myself, but I needed something tangible as well. 

The true turning point came when I committed to meditation and mindfulness practices for myself after a big loss and life transition. I came to realize there was no way out but through.​ Bit by bit, I started to grasp the sense of what I had been looking for all along, an ability to be more present, less emotionally reactive, more confident and secure as I navigated this life. And less dependent on external factors. At first, sitting with my own experiences was terrifying and painful, but with persistence, something began to shift. I discovered how to hold sacred space for myself when life felt overwhelming.

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Nothing happened overnight. This was a journey of small awakenings, setbacks, recommitments, and gradual transformation. There were days when sitting in meditation or practicing anything "mindful" felt impossible, especially when the old patterns pulled strongly or when I questioned whether anything was really changing. But over time, months, and years of practice, the cumulative effect became undeniable. These practices transformed my life so profoundly that I devoted myself to deepening my understanding of them, not just for my own benefit but to better serve others walking similar paths.​​

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What meditation and mindfulness offered me wasn't an escape from reality but a way to meet it more fully. Through these practices, I discovered that presence isn't something to achieve, it's our natural state when we remove the barriers we've built against it. It took me so long to learn this seemingly simple truth, but I suppose that was just part of my journey, the time it took for this wisdom to move from intellectual understanding to lived and felt experience. But this revelation fundamentally changed how I approach both my own healing and how I work with others. And when you finally get this, you want to share it, especially in a world that needs it so greatly.