09/23/2026
I grew up in LA, surrounded by glitz and glam. For much of my life, celebrities were part of the scenery. But that’s the least interesting thing about what shaped me.
What changed me was getting outside the world I knew.
In elementary school, I spent a summer in Mexico with a family from there. They lived in a very poor community, and being welcomed into their daily life opened my eyes in a way I’ve never forgotten.
After high school, I spent a summer in Cologne, Germany. It was one of the best travel experiences of my life and the beginning of my love for seeing the world. Travel started changing how I understood other people, and how I understood myself.
Around the same time, I was scouted to model. I did that for a few years, and it helped me connect with my femininity and become more comfortable expressing it.
Burning Man in 2011 and 2012 was life altering and deeply spiritual for me. I’m grateful I experienced it when I did.
Living in Bali changed me even more.
And then there’s the work I chose to build. I started a business when I knew nothing about running one. I had an office in Venice Beach, California, where I did my healing work, and since 2009, I’ve sat with hundreds of people. They’ve trusted me with parts of their lives that aren’t easy to share. That work has shaped me as much as anything else.
All of these experiences helped make me who I am. But the older I get, the more I realize that where I’ve been and what I’ve done matter less than how I choose to show up.
I want to live aligned with my heart, my integrity, and God. To be of service and remember that my life is connected to something greater than myself. To know who I am without needing to prove it.
And I’m still learning to let go of shame, self criticism, and comparison. The feeling that I’m not enough unless I’m doing more.
When my mom and dad died, it became painfully clear how precious life is, and how much the people we love matter. I’m still learning to slow down enough to be present with what’s here, grateful for what’s here, and to cherish the people beside me while I can.
That, more than anything, is the life I want to keep choosing.