I come to this work from my own history of binge eating, loneliness, self-hatred, and a desperate search for belonging.

For as long as I can remember, I thought there was something wrong with my body. I was always a little rounder than my friends, shorter, stronger and stockier (an excellent gymnast) … but instead of being celebrated, I learned that my differences were something to be ashamed of.

By the age of 12, I was already going to Weight Watchers, already trying to shrink myself.

At 15, my dad died and overnight, I became the strong and responsible one. My body was flooded with responsibility, shame, fear, grief, and deep loneliness. The only way I knew how to soothe the pain was to binge eat comforting foods.

But the more I ate, the more shame I felt. And the more shame I felt, the more I tried to fix my body with restrictive diets that never worked.

Around the same time, I developed “unexplained” chronic pain. I spent years searching for relief and tried so many avenues that lead me nowhere.I knew deep in my bones that it was emotional. I even told doctors, pointing to the tension in my shoulders: “It feels like sadness is here.” They laughed and dismissed me.

I tried everything to find a way out of the pain I was in with food and my body:
Diets, detoxes, yoga, meditation, Ayurveda, affirmations, colonic irrigation, traditional talk therapy and so much more. Each offered temporary relief, but I never felt free, until …

I returned to the whispers of my body, found somatic therapy and began to understand the nervous system.

That’s when it all made sense:
I wasn’t broken.
I was in survival.

And my ongoing practice allowed me to finally come into a place where I enjoyed being in my body and truly enjoyed being in life.

My curiosity has always taken me to the body. My personal explorations led me into professional ones. I trained as a massage therapist, breathwork facilitator, and somatic practitioner. But more than anything, I credit my lived experience and my own somatic practice as the most profound training I’ve ever received.

I now work with women and non-binary folk all over the world who are ready to step out of the binge–restrict cycle and finally find peace with food. My approach is somatic, trauma-informed and deeply human. I know first-hand that freedom doesn’t come from more willpower or another diet. It comes from learning how to listen to your body, build safety in your nervous system, and dissolve the shame that’s been weighing you down for years.

It’s my hope that I get to share more of this work with you.
I look forward to connecting with you.