You are

soul spun and star strewn

penned from dark ink

spilt across the sky

You are a miracle, my child

Don’t forget.

– The Universe

I’m a somatic health coach who supports folks with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and other complex chronic illnesses in safely reconnecting with their bodies.

I know for many of us that the body does not often feel like a safe place to be. Earlier and current traumatic experiences compound the pain and discomfort we already feel every day, leading to deep disconnection from ourselves and from each other. While this disconnection can be necessary for survival, it also can keep us from healing – from loving – and from living.

Everything about my experience of being ill changed when I reconnected with my body – and therefore, my own soul. Over time, I was able to find self-compassion in the midst of being shamed for being mysteriously (and mostly invisibly) ill, develop my own agency after being dismissed over and over by health professionals and loved ones, better tolerate pain and discomfort, flow through the many relapses and flares, accept my current circumstances while working towards my most important dreams, fully feel and grieve the many, many losses that come with chronic illness, make hard decisions about what was best for me in each moment, navigate the overwhelming number of expensive and loudly advertised “solutions,” and most importantly, redefine what healing means to me: living a life of love, meaning, and joy.

It’s been, and still is at times, a hard journey, and I’ve made plenty of mistakes along the way. I’m certainly no expert – but you are. You know your body best, and can learn to access a never-ending source of wisdom and love and support within you.

Would you like to join me in learning the language of your body?

Collective Healing

We live in a deeply ill society, full of fragmentation and disconnection. While our individual wellness is irrevocably bound with all that surrounds us, we are becoming more and more disconnected from ourselves, each other, and our own beautiful planet. Those of us with chronic illnesses are like canaries in a coal mine, pointing to the ways we are failing to take care of one another – and I hope, the ways we might. Therefore, healing is not just an individual effort – it is also a collective endeavor to heal broken systems and re-imagine ones that more fully embody love, allowing all of us to thrive.

Interested in gathering to discuss what it means to be sick and to be well in a society that is profoundly unwell, and how we can take better care of one another? Join a Healing Circle!

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