First, I Am Human

I Am a Woman

I love being a woman guided by Spirit, my most favored and honorable Ancestors, and by Mother Earth herself.

I care deeply and love hard. I am both a nurturer and a warrior; the lamb and the lioness.

I value love, authenticity, communication, and wisdom. My intuition is strong and I embrace mutually gratifying relationships. You’ll often find me reading, attending a comedy show, or dancing at a concert. My favorite colors are yellow, blue, and green because these colors remind me of light, truth, and life.
I listen to R&B, Rap, Jazz, and Swing.
Practicing herbalism and being near water always bring me home to myself.

I Am a Survivor

I am a survivor of childhood sexual abuse by my biological father.

Trauma did not happen to me for a higher purpose. I do not glorify trauma, nor do I believe it defines who I am.

I am who I am today not because of the trauma I experienced but because I chose to heal; again and again. I refused to let it form my identity.

Healing, for me, is more of a lifelong journey than a destination. It isn’t always easy. Sometimes it’s chaotic. But I’m standing here ever grateful that I’m thriving in life. I refuse to let trauma write my story.
And I will continue to be an active participant in my healing; body, mind, and spirit.

I Am a Life Partner

For 22 years, I’ve shared my life with my best friend and the love of my life, Jamahl.

We met and married in Germany while serving in the U.S. Air Force, and life has brought us full circle,  back to the same soil where our story began.

We laugh. We play. We hold conversations that stretch us, deepen us, and sometimes make us uncomfortable because we are after our growth, our joy, and our love.

It’s so beautiful that our energy is mutual. Our values are aligned: peace, integrity, and fun.
We believe in being the same people in private and in public.

We travel, explore, and savor life although Jamahl is always the more adventurous one. 😊

I Am a Healer

I love people; I mean, I genuinely love people.

It brings me joy to witness others thrive, to walk beside them as they reclaim their happiness and wholeness.

My work is trauma-conscious, relational, sociocultural, intuitive, somatic, and anti-colonial.
I integrate the wisdom of the mind, body, relationship, and spirit to help people return to themselves;  not as who they “should” be, but as who they already are beneath the pain.

The people I serve are ready.
Ready to be honest.
Ready to move energy.
Ready to experience transformation.

I support healing at the individual, relational, community, and institutional levels with those recovering from humanitarian disasters, power-based trauma, organizational trauma, historical trauma, and generational pain.

I Am a Community Builder

So much of my work happens in community spaces because we were hurt in relationships, we must also heal in relationships.

The circles I create allow people to release shame and reclaim belonging.
They come to see that they are not alone and that they are worthy of compassion, support, and nourishment.

Community is the medicine.

I believe that transforming oppressive systems must begin with the people themselves because people build systems, uphold them, and have the power to dismantle and reimagine them. My calling is to start there:
With people.
With community.
With the collective healing that births revolutionary, liberating, and accountable systems.

In Essence

I am human.
I am a woman.
I am a survivor.
I am a partner.
I am a healer.
I am a community builder.

All of these truths live and breathe in harmony within me.