About Me

I love working with others in the waters of transition. Together, we design supportive scaffolds for navigating change and transformation, and imagine into new ways of being in this world.

“Who am I?” “Who was I?” “Who am I becoming?” “Who are we (collectively) becoming?” — whether loud or quiet, these questions require our attention, in order to shape our life. Especially during times of change. If we commit to authenticity, humility, and curiosity, we can emerge from times of reckoning more fully ourselves than we were before. Equipped with clarity, peace, and resources for the next leg of the journey.

I consider myself an apprentice and weaver of stories. I earned a Master of Science in Narrative Medicine - the study of stories and how they can be used for healing - at Columbia University in 2014. I designed a similar course of study as an undergraduate at NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Study, graduating in 2009. In 2017-2018, I was awarded a fellowship from Columbia University to explore “Narrative Medicine as a Wisdom Practice.”

Embodied, ethical, humanistic care for individuals and communities provides the philosophical foundation of how I show up in the world. The first professional identity I took on was “doula” — a person trained to support others through transitional (often traumatic) embodied experiences; e.g. birth, death, pregnancy loss, illness. I trained and certified as a birth doula in 2010, a full spectrum doula in 2012, and helped develop and lead The Doula Project, a 501(c)(3) organization in New York City that provides free support across the spectrum of pregnancy.

In my private practice, I collaborate with clients to tailor an individualized approach to meet personal, health, and professional goals. My practice integrates approaches from narrative medicine, doula strategies, coaching techniques, and contemplative practices. I trained as a Kripalu and restorative yoga teacher (2015-2016), a Wellcoaches’ Health and Wellbeing Coach (2016), and co-founded Lyra Health Mental Health Coaching Program (2017-2023).

In the world of healthcare, from 2015-2025 I designed, built, and directed a wellbeing program for physicians training at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital, as Senior Manager of Professional Fulfillment and Wellbeing in Graduate Medical Education. I completed the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine’s Stress Management and Resiliency Training (2017), NYC Health & Hospitals Helping Healers Heal’s Stress, Trauma & Resilience Training (2018), and Physician Peer Support Program training at NYU Langone Health (2019).

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