About Me

My Journey

In 2007, I escaped a toxic marriage that left me feeling extremely broken inside. Even with loving parents and friends by my side, I felt very alone and confused. My sense of self-worth was pretty much non-existent, and I couldn’t even get myself to play the piano, which was my passion and major in college. I had no appetite and missed many consecutive meals. I buried my pain so deep that on multiple occasions, I intentionally hurt myself physically just to feel something.

Resigned to the belief that happiness would not be a part of my life again, I moved through the motions of life with a dark cloud hanging over my head. In that state, one day, as I was out on an errand, I walked past a building that read ‘Institute of Healing Arts.’ Almost without realizing it, I walked through the door and soon enrolled in their Integrative Processing Technique certification program.

At the time, there was less mainstream awareness around mental and emotional health. I knew very little myself, but by training and educating myself, I hoped to both come to grips with my own traumatic experience and help others like me do the same. I also hoped to better understand the destructive behaviors of my former partner. 

Over the months following, as my emotional intelligence increased, I came to understand generational patterns, trauma, energy, mental and emotional health, and so much more. I realized how much healing I needed, not only from the present but also from my childhood and adolescent years. My hurt and anger turned into love and forgiveness of myself and others. My low self-worth and doubt turned into trust and confidence. My sadness and despair turned into joy, and I began to see my true worth. I loved who I was becoming. I also started to see others for who they truly were and felt compassion for those who had hurt me.

This experience marked the beginning of my emotional healing journey. This path led me to study and certify in additional tools and techniques, such as the Body Code™ + Emotion Code™, PSYCH-K®, and Sound Therapy. The miraculous changes and shifts I have experienced have made me more determined than ever to help as many people transform their lives as I can. Whatever you have experienced, I promise there is hope, peace, and happiness for you to discover through emotional healing.

Today, I live a life full of joy, purpose, and fulfillment. I am forever grateful for my new way of being and for all the lessons I have learned and continue to learn. I am now married to my best friend, and we are happily raising our five beautiful children together.

Processing Grief and Change

My mother passed away suddenly in late October 2019. We were living in Tokyo at the time and my parents lived in the same neighborhood. I was not emotionally prepared for her departure, and it was a shock for me and my family, to say the least.

In the months following, we went on to celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas with extended family as usual, and although challenging, we found some comfort in the familiar bustle of the holidays. Then, COVID-19 hit a few months later, and the world seemed to shut down. Now, I was helping my three elementary school-age children with their remote learning while chasing two toddlers around our apartment, essentially in quarantine, as we simultaneously prepared for an international move back to the US.

Before my mother died, we had discussed the possibility of my parents moving with us. Now, it felt like everything had been turned upside-down. My father remarried and chose to stay in Japan, and we ultimately strapped on our masks and boarded a plane to begin a new life in Tennessee.

A few months after moving into our new home, amidst all the changes and busy schedules, I wanted to start a baking business. I love to create and bake, and from a young age, I was always enamored by beautiful desserts. It was an excellent time to go forward with my ambition, and maybe on a deeper level, I was trying to fill the void of missing my mom. She was also an avid baker, and knowing that she had a silent desire to have a baking business made me feel like I was fulfilling her dream and connecting with her in a very special way.

My baking became a way for me to feel her close and to process the grief of her passing, along with all the other things I was experiencing. It was a fun, creative outlet, but soon, I understood that I was not giving myself adequate time and space to process all my emotions. I still had grief and anger that she wasn’t with us anymore, frustration and sadness that I wasn’t able to see our good friends before our move, stress from the challenges of our move and not having my dad close by… the list went on and on. It was all catching up to me, and I could only process so much by rolling dough. I had suppressed my grief on a very subconscious level because I believed that in order to make everything and everyone okay around me, I had to keep it together and be okay even when I wasn’t.

I worked through my grief with a session with Pam Robinson from IHA and also the beliefs that formed around these recent events with a PSYCH-K® facilitator. I specifically remember moving through the energy of the statement, “I forgive my mom for leaving me.” It was a very emotional shift. We worked on several other statements that supported my healing, and I was able to quickly rise to a place of love, understanding, and complete peace. I experienced a tremendous transformation in my heart and a healing connection to my mom and the Divine.

My mom has since communicated her love through signs that I receive on a regular basis, and I know it was only after I moved through the grief that my heart was open enough to recognize her messages. I am so grateful for the processes and people who have supported my emotional and mental health, and it is my honor to share these gifts with you, too. Seeing the changes in the hundreds of clients I have personally supported brings me the most joy and fulfillment.

My graduation from the Institute of Healing Arts (August 2008)

Pictured with Pam Robinson - Owner & Director of IHA