My work is many things, but the through line is empowering people to connect to their authentic self and bring that into transformative action. I do this using somatics and design as a coach, educator, and designer. And I practice it in my own life. In fact, somatics and design, each in their own right, were so transformative for my healing and growth (you can read more about that below), I was compelled to focus my career on this nexus as methodology for social change. 

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Decolonial, queer, justice, and abolitionist frameworks are integral to my approach. I'm always learning as a White person with privileges along lines of race, class and ability. Anti-oppression, decolonizing, and accountability are my practice that is my work that is my liberation. 

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My background has been in climate and environmental justice—my passion since I was a teen (read that story below too).

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Now I understand the climate crisis as the symptoms telling us that our social, economic, and political systems are sick.

 

Among the many contributing factors to this disease, I see a significant one being that so many of us have become disconnected from the best guide for equity and sustainability of all—our bodies. It makes sense that we have lost sensation given the protective shells we oftentimes, or all the times, build around ourselves, which is a smart strategy when living in a world of pain and trauma. 

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I believe if we can soften our armor and reconnect to our authentic, whole selves, innately loving and creative, interconnected with all other beings, inherently worthy beyond measure, then we will choose belonging over othering, love over hate, mutuality over domination, regeneration over extraction.

 

These choices are the building blocks of our social systems.

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One person making them transforms a life, a family, possibly a community, an organization. Enough people making these choices transforms cultures, societies, systems, and heals our Earth. 

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There are many levers to create change, and collectively we need to pull as many as possible to correct the course we are on. The levers I pull are the ones most aligned with my skills, capacities, and values. My hope is that through my work, I can help people reclaim the love, passion, courage, and radical hope to find their lever and pull it hard.