I came to this work by living the cost of carrying too much and learning, slowly and honestly, that I could no longer live divided from myself. 

For many years, I moved through the world holding multiple roles and responsibilities, often in silence. I knew how to push through and rise to the moment. I knew how to support others. What I did not always know was how to honor myself in the process. I said yes when I needed rest. I held things that were never mine to hold. I ignored what my body was trying to tell me.

From the outside, I appeared strong, capable, and steady. Inside, I was often exhausted, stretched thin, or quietly unraveling. What looked like resilience was sometimes depletion. What looked like success was sometimes disconnection.

Over time, I came to understand that nothing was wrong with me. I was not broken. Like many Black and Brown women, I had been taught to override myself. My anger, tenderness, truth, and needs were placed beneath responsibility and performance, and the cost was my wellbeing.

Letting those truths surface changed how I lived. I began listening to my body. I began honoring what I felt. I began choosing a life that did not require me to disappear inside it.

That understanding deepened as I entered my own season of midlife. Perimenopause made it impossible to continue overriding myself. My body, pace, and needs shifted in ways that required honesty. I had to slow down, listen inward, and acknowledge what I could no longer carry. I had to learn a softness toward myself that I had not been taught before.

This work is shaped by that lived experience.

I know what it is to move through a demanding world while trying to remain connected to yourself. I know what it is to lead, care, and carry responsibility while your body is asking for something truer and more sustainable.

Today, I work with Black and Brown women who have carried a great deal in their own lives. Women whose bodies are shifting. Women who have held families, communities, work, and expectations. Women who are ready to move through this season with more honesty, presence, and room to be themselves.