Struggling with trauma, depression, and addiction, I started my healing journey nearly 30 years ago through psychedelics. That experience changed the direction of my life and set me on a long path of inquiry, healing, and integration.

As a child, I dreamed of becoming an astronaut. I was fascinated by space, exploration, and the unknown. Life eventually took me in a different direction, not outward but inward. I came to realize that inner space is just as vast and mysterious as outer space.

I studied philosophy, which gave me valuable tools for thinking clearly and questioning assumptions. But it was through working with plant medicines that insight began to take shape in a more embodied way. Insight into suffering, meaning, and self-knowledge. Intellectual understanding alone could only take me so far.

Those experiences reshaped my life. I eventually moved to Peru and committed myself to supporting others on similar paths of healing and integration.

Today, I work as a plant medicine facilitator and integration guide. I am trained through ICEERS in ayahuasca facilitation and psychedelic integration, and I am also a certified coach and breathwork facilitator. Credentials matter, but what matters most to me is the ability to hold grounded, ethical space for people navigating vulnerability. This is something I have done for many years.

Over time, I felt called to put my own healing process into words. I have since written a book that reflects on that journey and the lessons it offered about suffering, responsibility, and the slow work of integration.

What I have learned is this. Our deepest wounds, when met with honesty, courage, and compassion, often become our most powerful teachers. They can also be the source of our greatest gift, the gradual rediscovery of self-love. When integrated well, they serve not only our own healing, but also our capacity to walk alongside others.