Why This Work Exists

This work grew from my own healthcare journey.

As a childhood cancer survivor who later lived with autoimmune illness, PTSD, and medical trauma, I spent years moving through hospitals, treatments, and systems that saved my life — yet often overlooked the human, emotional, and embodied impact of illness.

I learned firsthand that while medicine can treat disease, it does not always support:

• Safety in the body

• Trust in oneself

• Integration after trauma

• Meaning after prolonged illness

• The nervous system’s need to settle, connect, and reorganize

What helped me survive — and eventually find steadiness — was not just information or intervention, but embodied support: movement, breath, sound, relational presence, and practices that restored a sense of agency and connection.

This is the gap I now work to bridge.

My Approach

I work with the nervous system, because it is the foundation of how we experience safety, connection, pain, stress and recovery.

My approach is:

• Trauma-informed

• Relational and person-centered

• Grounded in education, research, and lived experience

• Complementary to medical treatment, not a replacement

Through therapeutic movement, mindfulness, sound meditation, reflective dialogue, and nervous system education, I help individuals develop greater capacity for regulation, self-trust, and resilience.

Rather than focusing on fixing or forcing change, this work supports people in listening to their bodies, understanding their patterns, and rebuilding safety from the inside out.

For Patients

For individuals living with chronic illness, medical trauma, or prolonged stress, my work offers a space to:

• Reconnect with the body in safe, supported ways

• Reduce nervous system hypervigilance and overwhelm

• Develop tools for grounding, self-regulation, and emotional processing

• Restore a sense of agency and meaning alongside medical care

• Feel less alone through relational and group-based support

This work does not promise cures.
It supports integration, resilience, and the capacity to live more fully — even in the presence of illness.

For Healthcare Providers & Organizations

I also work with healthcare professionals, educators, and institutions who want to:

• Better understand the role of the nervous system in patient experience and recovery

• Integrate trauma-informed, embodied practices into care environments

• Support clinician well-being and reduce burnout

• Improve relational safety and communication with patients

My background in clinical research, patient advocacy, and education allows me to translate embodied practices into language and frameworks that feel accessible, ethical, and professionally aligned within healthcare settings.

My Role

I see myself as a bridge.

Between:

• Medicine and meaning

• Treatment and integration

• Knowledge and embodiment

• Survival and living

If you are seeking care that honours both science and humanity & partnership that brings nervous system awareness into healthcare, you are in the right place.