Why I Created the Inner Wisdom Retreat: Coming Home to Your Balanced Self
When you feel like yourself again, everything else falls into place.
I watched another incredible woman in my practice describe her reality: up at 5am, meetings back-to-back, kids' activities, dinner prep, bedtime routines, then collapsing into bed only to lie awake with a racing mind. When I asked when she last felt like herself, she paused for a long moment.
"I used to know who I was," she whispered. "But somewhere along the way, I lost her. I feel like I'm constantly running on empty, reacting to everything, and I can't seem to find my way back to feeling... centered. Calm. Like me."
Sacred Sisterhood: How Women's Retreats Help You Find Yourself Again
In a world that teaches women to compete, sacred sisterhood reminds us that we heal in community.
She sat across from me, a successful professional with everything that should make her happy—a thriving career, beautiful family, financial security. Yet her eyes held that familiar look I see so often in my practice.
"I don't know who I am anymore," she whispered. "I feel like I'm on autopilot and playing a role for everyone else but myself. Somewhere between being the perfect employee, the good mother, the supportive partner... I have lost myself completely."
When Your Body Keeps the Score: How a Childhood Memory Was Running My Adult Life
Sometimes your logical mind says you're safe, but your body tells a completely different story.
I was standing in a room full of successful businesswomen, holding my coffee and catching up with colleagues in the Video Game Industry. This should have been my element—networking, connecting, sharing ideas. I'd done this hundreds of times before.
We were there to meet other like women and to share our experience in the industry. I was seated with my team, preparing for what I wanted to say. Then, without warning, my heart started racing. My palms became sweaty. My chest tightened. The unfamiliar wave of panic began to rise, and I couldn't understand why.