My Story

In 2016 I suffered a catastrophic burnout. Due to chronic stress my immune system completely crashed and what you’re seeing in the photo above is the result - ophthalmic shingles.

Back when this photo was taken I was the queen of Grind Culture. So much so that even in the midst of my body shutting down I continued to work. I was sat at the hospital whilst my eye, and half of my face, felt like it was on fire still sending emails. Classic. For my whole adult life I made the mistake of tethering my self-worth to my productivity and my health and wellbeing suffered irreparably for it.

Sadly, I’ve lost 65% of the vision in my right eye, and my cornea is so warped and scarred that a transplant is impossible. The worst part? All of this was totally preventable if I’d only prioritised my wellness over work and listened to my body.

My journey to an active rest practice and to breathwork was a matter of survival. I know how to support people who are activated and hyperaroused to get to a place of balance because I’ve been through it.

I am not your typical white woman wellness fever dream. I am someone who had to unlearn much of what I was raised and conditioned to believe about what it means to be a valued and productive member of society. I had to actively reject the systems and conditions that I was told would make me happy and successful, because those systems are unhealthy and the conditions are untenable.

I had to start over, and to do so I had to (re)connect to my body. You can do the same.

Let’s do it together.