Hi there!

I’d like to start by telling you how deeply I love the work I do and how grateful I am that I get to do it!

Mentoring, Teaching and Guiding Meditation, Facilitating Workshops including Journaling and theme-based workshops such as The Childhood I Never Had and the globally recognized Alternatives to Violence Project – all express me and impress upon me in ways that words alone could never convey.

I am also fascinated and inspired by my doctoral Research in Philosophy-Phenomenology as well as by my work on a number of awesome committees whose members remind me, again and again, why it matters.

But…

I didn’t arrive at any of this by accident.

I’ve lived through childhood trauma, depression, the breakdown of a marriage, homelessness, and financial insecurity.

I’ve been shaped by children who have both challenged and inspired me, by family who care deeply but were not always there, by friends who were, by communities that held me, by strangers who showed unexpected kindness, and even by animal companions who have, in their perfectly gracious and giving way, helped my healing.

In short, I’ve been shaped by all my life experiences. As you have!

That may sound simple—but it’s true.

And so…

In Mentoring

I’m here to meet you – exactly where you are – and to walk with you as you discover what is already whole, already wise, already alive within you.

Because beneath the noise, the struggle, the confusion… there is something in you that knows.

And it has always known.

My work is not about giving you answers.

It’s about helping you access the place within you that already has them.

A place of clarity. Of quiet knowing. Of a peace that isn’t dependent on circumstances.

From there, something remarkable begins to happen.

Life becomes less about forcing, fixing, and figuring everything out… and more about listening, allowing, and responding.

Not passively – but powerfully.

How I work

I listen.
Deeply.

Not just to what you say, but to what is underneath your words – your longings, your fears, your questions, your quiet intuitions.

This is felt (embodied) listening.

Together, we explore:

• What you believe about yourself and your life
• What is causing your suffering – and what is keeping the struggle in place
• What becomes possible when you stop fighting yourself
• How to trust the intelligence of your body, your awareness, your deeper nature

This work draws on my experience in:

• Meditation and mindfulness (over 20 years)
• Current research (PhD) in Philosophy- Phenomenology
• Teaching and learning (secondary and tertiary education)
• Cognitive and educational psychology
• Therapeutic approaches that support real, lasting change

But more than anything, it comes from my own lived experience.

My journey

I’ve known deep suffering.

And like many, I tried to think my way out of it.
Fix it. Control it.

What I came to see is this:

Suffering is part of being human.
But struggle… that’s something we learn.
And it is something we can unlearn.

When I began to stop resisting my experience – and started listening more deeply — something shifted.

Not all at once. But steadily.

I discovered a place within me that was not broken.
Not lacking.
Not in need of fixing.

A place of peace, clarity, and quiet power.

That is the place I help others reconnect with.

What this is (and isn’t)

This is not a quick fix.
It’s not about becoming a better version of your ego, or chasing a perfect life.

It’s about seeing clearly. Letting go of what is not true.
And allowing your life to be lived from a deeper, more authentic place.

From there, change happens – naturally, intelligently, wisely, and often more easily than you expect.

Who this is for

This work is for you if something in you is saying:

“There has to be more than this.”

“I can’t keep living this way.”

“I want something real – not just more strategies.”

You don’t need to be certain.
Just willing.

If something in you recognises these words, that’s enough.

An invitation

If something here resonates, you don’t need to figure it all out.

Just reach out.

We’ll simply have a conversation.
No pressure. No obligation.

And we’ll see what feels true. That’s all.

If you’d like to explore further, you can go here, here and here.