My Story

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I struggled with depression, anxiety, and negative self talk for most of my life. There were so many times I silently suffered through feeling lost, hopeless, and not being able love myself or my body. It felt like I was tuned into shame, guilt, fear and my mind was on overdrive constantly criticizing and overanalyzing everything I did and didn’t do. I was just going through the motions and doing my best to stay afloat from everything life was throwing at me, but it felt so hard. I kept telling myself it has to be possible to be genuinely happy with being alive and to love the life you are living. 

In 2019 I finally hit my breaking point- I was struggling to get over heart break, burnt out from working long hours in a consulting job and using alcohol and drugs to hide from the painful truth that I was so unhappy with my life. Due to chronic stress I had a series of health issues arise that made me realize I can’t keep living this way. I was desperate to find healing and live a more fulfilling life. A small voice inside me kept telling me it was possible and so I embarked on a transformational journey to heal my depression naturally and to love myself and the life I live. 

At the beginning of 2020 I began making small changes and by the end of the year was working with a spiritual mentor to help me reconnect with my true self and build a deeper connection to nature. I went through deep transformative inner work and began to turn to nature for healing and guidance. At the time I was in Oregon and spent most of my free time out in nature going on hikes, exploring parks, doing meditations under a giant sequoia, journaling outside and making an effort to watch every sunset. I fell in love with nature and felt so deeply nurtured by nature. 

My mental health and state of mind did not change over night. Even though I had a developed a consistent spiritual practice and worked on unwiring habits and beliefs that no longer served me, it took almost two years until I finally noticed big shifts. It was hard not seeing and feeling fast results, but I was persistent and kept coming back to practices that empowered me and nourished my body, mind and soul. 

Everything started to change when I started to slow down and connect with nature. I learned to listen to my inner guidance and trust the wisdom I was receiving. I became more mindful of the flow of nature and felt connected to something greater than myself. In doing this, I felt more supported in my daily life and was able to navigate challenges with more ease and trust in myself. My thoughts and perceptions began to change and I started to see the beauty in the world again and have a heart full of gratitude for the life I was living. Over time, I began to feel a growing desire within me to help others that were in similar situations find inner peace and connect with nature. 

Mother Earth then sent me a wakeup call by having a tree almost fall on me during a hike and it gave me the courage to walk the path my soul desired and be in service to others. I soon after quit my job, committed to a spiritual path and pursued a program to become an ICF accredited life coach so I could learn how to hold space for others to allow their own truths, wisdom and solutions to emerge. My journey then led me to Maui where I did a work trade at a yoga retreat and continued to learn from teachers and the land. After one and half incredible years on Maui, my journey led me back to Northern Virginia, the land I was born on, to begin offering my souls work.