For much of my life, I was over-functioning, high-performing, and deeply identified with roles I played.  

From the outside, everything worked. From the inside, I couldn't have told you who I was or what I felt.

The end of a long marriage, and the collapse that followed, cracked me wide open. What I found within was profound burnout, unworthiness, grief, and existential despair. Traditional talk therapy was helpful but insufficient.

What followed was years of dedicated self-discovery, contemplation, somatic processing, and intentional expanded-state experiences. I built a daily practice around presence, emotional honesty, and taking responsibility for my own life. I worked with a variety of modalities, practices, teachers, and facilitators. Slowly, that work changed more than my inner life — it changed my health, my relationships, and my very way of being in the world.

Over time, others asked me to support their process. This led me to create Sol Purpose and pursue psychedelic facilitation certification, deepening the container I can hold for people moving through expanded states.

Here's what I've discovered through my own journey:

• Transformation isn't about escaping yourself or your life, and it isn't about chasing the next peak experience. It's about learning to live with more truth, presence, and integrity in the ordinary parts of your day.

• No single teacher, modality, or system has all the answers. Real change takes discernment, practice, and an honest, ongoing look inward.

• A beginner’s mind makes this work fun. Learning to approach this path with self-compassion, amusement, and curiosity turns the “work” into play, leading to a more joyful, accepting way of being in the world.

The most beautiful thing is that becoming more fully yourself isn't just personal. It ripples out into your relationships, your community, and the world around you.