Five years ago I was fighting constant overwhelm.

I was adding more To-Do’s to the list before finishing what was already on it. 

I was saying yes to socializing, even with people I didn’t vibe with, because I didn’t know how to say no without feeling guilty.

I needed days of binge-watching and binge-eating to recover from everyday life. 

I am extremely high-achieving. I was the valedictorian of my high school class, graduated from Stanford University with flying colors, and was the youngest and first employee of my teaching job the past five years.

I’d let the world and people around me define who I was. And when all of those systems and people fell in 2020, so did I. This was the point where I broke. I had no idea how to exist in the time of slowness. 

I didn’t know what I liked and what I didn’t. I had no hobbies, life had always been intense work and then intense rest. And so I needed to fill the space with noise: podcasts, work, music, TV, more work, online shopping, cleaning, scrolling, stress about work etc etc etc. 

But there was only so much the noise could filter out. 

Eventually, life forced me to slow down enough to feel my desire to reconnect. To rediscover. To know myself. 

I learned that the cycle I was stuck in was rewarding and addicting. I got a hit of dopamine every time I completed one of those to-do’s and an increase in cortisol every time I added something new. It wasn’t my fault I was stuck. But I knew something needed to change.

I took a month off of work and focused on reconnection with myself. I learned to sit in silence and to take life one day at a time. I learned to listen to my body and its call for rest, alone time, and hibernation. Eventually, I was ready to enter the world again, alchemized as a new version of myself. And, as I re-entered society, I moved through my days with more balance and ease. I went back to Stanford, but took the minimum course load and dropped unnecessary extracurriculars. I cut down the number of classes I was teaching every week. I stopped saying yes to things just to pad my resume and appease others. As no became familiar, the guilt of saying it became distant.

Today, I can proudly say I am constantly learning about myself. In my free time, I love running and yoga and walks to coffee shops to get almond croissants. I rejoice in the sunlight and can sit in warmth for hours. The ocean calms my system. I’m still trying to get back into reading, school really ruined the pleasure it used to bring me. Dressing up in warm colors with lots of rings and big earrings makes me feel powerful. I love meaningful connection, but need my alone time to recharge. And I’m here to serve others on their path of becoming themselves again.

If you’re a high-achiever who feels disconnected and unfulfilled in your daily life, I’m here for you. I’m living proof that life can change for you, too. What if it didn’t have to be all-or-nothing work and then, if you’re lucky, rest?

Sometimes the starting point is the hardest to find. And by reading all of this, I can proudly say you’re already here. I help you rediscover what makes you you. You’ll learn how to take power back over your day to day: to feel the small moments of joy, to make decisions that nourish your whole being, and to feel genuinely proud of what you can do. And from there, we work to build a life that integrates it all: achievement, an organized home life, and a calm, collected, fulfilled you. 

We use tools such as movement, breathwork, active listening and dialogue, journaling, and so much more. These practices are easy to integrate and you’ll learn that the answer tends to be simpler than you think. I help you stay disciplined and on track, because the tools are nothing without your commitment. 

And let me just say, you are doing enough.