Anytime I ask a woman what she is struggling with, the answer, more often than not, is balance. Finding balance in work and life. Emotional balance. Self-care balance. Balancing my own needs with everyone else’s needs. Balancing being a leader and a mother. Trying to balance it all… These are the answers I get. Well, here’s the thing: I don’t believe in balance this […]

If you knew me twenty something years ago, I was a hotshot yogi Living in San Francisco In my studio apartment Wearing tiny yellow yoga hot shorts To class. I could do all the things. I could touch my nose to my toes And bend so far backward I could see the world behind me […]

In 2017 I was running my healing center, at the top of my game, serving hundreds of women, and feeling like I found my stride as a business owner. But there was a truth festering underneath the mask of success. I wasn’t feeling good. I was getting constant nudges from my body to slow down. […]

There’s a story I’ve been holding in my heart for a while now, and I’m ready to talk about it. If you knew me at Bloom Retreat or through The Practice, then you knew me when all of this was happening. If you are new to this community, I hope this story will inspire you […]

Two years ago this month, my husband and I were preparing to put our little Pleasant Hill home on the market. I lived in the Bay Area for most of my 41 years. I was born and raised in Walnut Creek. I went away for college and adventures and travel, but I always had a […]