I’ve always been a bit different. Even as a young girl, I felt deeply out of sync with the world around me, a free spirit and conscious wanderer who questioned systems, rules, institutions, and societal “norms”. However, like many of us, I gradually got lost in the noise of the world. I followed the prescribed path toward success – a decade-long legal career, a loving spouse, financial security, and a beautiful home. Even with all these societal tokens of success, I was not happy or healthy. This was not my path, not my destiny, not my charism.

My wake-up call came when one of my Labrador Retrievers had five seizures in the middle of the night with no warning. I instantly knew the stress I was harboring was the catalyst, and I had to drastically change my life to save my best friend.

So, I left corporate and began wandering again. I practiced yoga in Costa Rica, hiked in Argentina, wrote in Italy, snorkeled in Trinidad, prayed and cooked with award-winning indigenous chefs and built a sweat lodge with shamans in Santa Fe, splashed in the waves in San Diego, and swam with the whales in Maui. I stopped listening to my head and started trusting my gut and following my heart. Most importantly, I began the journey of remembering – remembering what gave me joy as a kid, how I saw and moved energy, and how I communicated with animals.

I searched for the highest truths across ancient philosophies, major religions, indigenous traditions, mysticism, natural law and beyond. I dug out my notes on the science of flow and peak performance from my time working in a legal and defense think tank at the U.S. Naval Station in Newport, RI, in law school. I spent many mornings walking sweet and magical dogs at an owner surrender shelter and afternoons at the Houston Zoo talking with the lions, tigers, and bears – oh my! 

One thing I’ve learned to be true is that journeying into yourself is essential if you want to move into a higher state of anything – health, understanding, wisdom, compassion, prosperity, you name it. It’s also the journey that most terrifies us humans, AND it’s the most vital work we can do for ourselves and the world.

So, since leaving corporate in 2016, I’ve dedicated my life to walking alongside hundreds of seekers as they begin the pilgrimage into their soul . . . often with a little (maybe a lot) of wisdom and humility from our furry friends.