Mighty Member since December 2019
I've had ulcerative colitis since I was ten, which led to a lifetime of exploring how to help my body heal, especially from the impact of stress and underlying trauma. This led to a career as a therapist focusing on the body-oriented approaches I find effective. Counseling has taught me how to listen, how to speak from the heart and acknowledge the dark side while leaning into the light. In 2019 I was diagnosed with anal cancer which makes for a gnarly combination with ulcerative colitis. Lying in bed for months gave me plenty of opportunities to draw on my life's work and use the multiple tools that I now want to share through my writing; a way to connect which helps all of us feel less alone.