I am a therapist, educator, and facilitator whose work lives at the intersections of body liberation, grief, and sustainable practice. For over two decades, I’ve walked alongside people reclaiming their relationship with their bodies, reshaping their work, and navigating the big questions that surface when we’re asked to care for others inside systems that don’t care for us.
I co-founded the Center for Body Trust, a nationally recognized organization challenging weight-centered paradigms in health and wellness. Through that work, I’ve trained thousands of providers and co-authored Reclaiming Body Trust: A Path to Healing & Liberation, a book about healing, embodiment, and systemic change. These experiences taught me something I return to again and again: real transformation—personal or professional—cannot happen without a foundation of justice, dignity, and sustainability.
My grief work is another part of this foundation. I co-facilitate Tending: Accompaniment at the Gates of Grief, a community-centered space that honors grief as both personal and collective. It’s a reminder that what we’ve lost shapes what we build—and that we need places to name and carry what feels too heavy to hold alone.
EMBER grew out of these truths. I created it for therapists, helpers, and values-driven entrepreneurs who are trying to grow work that matters without losing themselves. So many of us were never taught how to build businesses that reflect our ethics, honor our capacity, and still pay the bills. Instead, we’ve been fed hustle culture advice that doesn’t fit who we are—or the work we do.
EMBER is the antidote to all that: a space where strategy and emotional integrity live side by side. A space to make your work sustainable, to move ideas forward, and to do it without shame or isolation.
Everything I teach is rooted in social justice, emotional honesty, and a belief that building anything—whether a business, a community, or a life—requires us to honor what has been lost and imagine what’s possible.
Your work matters. Let’s make sure it holds you, too.
