My Story

I grew up in Southern California where so many diverse landscapes seemed only hours away. My family instilled a deep love of the outdoors as we camped in national and state parks all across the west. I found a love of scrambling around on rocks in Joshua Tree, wandering through primeval forests in Humboldt, snowy mountains when I discovered snowboarding, and the easy contended pace of beach communities as I dove into surfing. My own search for wholeness, peace, and spirituality would always take me back to nature.

I also found myself gravitating toward the possibilities and healing that arise from deeper conversations and vowed to make it part of my career. As a voracious reader of fiction my excitement for stories and myth led me to find narrative therapy as a way to understand the co-creation of life’s journey. And more recently, the power of meditation and yoga led me toward mindfulness as a slower way of life.

Now, I’m happy to have landed in the magical land of Santa Cruz where oceans meet the redwoods.