I struggled with serious depression in high school. While part of it was a chemical imbalance, I had also endured deep trauma—sexual assault, physical abuse, emotional neglect. I had big feelings at a young age and no way to process them. Now, I understand that emotion is energy in motion, and when we don’t let it move through us, it gets stuck—turning into heaviness, overwhelm, and depression.

I spent years in therapy, devouring information, searching for ways to alchemize my pain into something beautiful. Along the way, I stumbled upon the concepts of Dharma and Karma—the idea that if you can transcend your deepest struggles, they become your greatest gift to the world. Something inside me clicked. I knew then that my purpose was to turn trauma into transformation—not just for myself, but for others.

At its core, this is alchemy. Ancient alchemists sought to turn lead into gold—but what if modern alchemy is about transmuting suffering into the gifts we offer the world?

I felt this purpose deep in my soul, like a sacred initiation into who I was meant to be. The journey has been about peeling back the layers of how my trauma expressed itself—the rigidity, the need for control, the sharp edges. Honestly? I used to be a little bitchy. But with every day, every month, every year of this work, I became more me. More true. More free.

I’m still healing. I see myself as a student of life—always learning, growing, evolving. My gift isn’t in being some perfectly healed person. My gift is holding space, asking the right questions, and helping you turn your biggest wounds into your greatest offerings. Because when you learn to alchemize your pain, you don’t just heal—you become something extraordinary.