An old soul with a playful, joyful heart 💖
You'll hear me use the phrases multi-facted and multi passionate quite often. Because I am! And many sensitive souls are. We do not fit into the constructed boxes of society. I am deep and silly. I am always practicing kindness and I am very in tune with things that make me angry. I am courageous sometimes and scared other times. I am warm-hearted and I've experienced pain & challenge that leaves me feeling numb sometimes. Human beings are messy. Magical, creative, vibrant, melancholic - all of it.
A 14 year old meets life coaching groups ✨🌱
In this photo you can see the page on which I wrote my first ever poem. Discovering poetry was just one of the pieces of magic I experienced after joining life coaching groups with Parvati Shallow when I was 14 years old. COVID had recently begun. I was the youngest among all adults. After the very first group call in summer of 2020, I wrote in my notebook "That was the most impactful 1 & 1/2 hours I've ever experienced." I knew instantly that I hadn't even begun learning about what matters most in life (contrary to what they teach you in school: you know "we're preparing you for the real world" and all of that). For the first time in my life, I was accepted for exactly who I was in the moment. I was enough. And I wasn't just embraced: I was celebrated. For being different. For being deep. For being curious. For being me. I feel grateful everyday that some magical source led me to these programs. Because then, everything changed.
Creating my own, non-linear path (like I always have :)) 💖
As my eyes began to open to possibilities in the world and for my life that I never dreamed could've existed, I started stripping away layers of my life that never fit me in the first place. I continued high school virtually (all the way till graduation) switching between online school options based on what suited me best. I had a 4 am epiphany that college wasn't for me (thank god for that). I set boundaries with family members and removed myself from furthur trauma. Friendships I had dwindled down because I craved a depth and kindred connection that I had yet to find. I struggled with my mental health (anxiety + OCD + painful past trauma). I continued on building my portfolio of businesses (onto my 6th now, at 20!), eventually closing down my first small business, Daisy Slimes Co, that I started when I was 11 because I wanted to move onto other ventures that were calling me. That's the extremely short, bullet point, version. But you'll hear more of these stories in depth as we connect deeper :)
Spoiler alert: I'm a witch! 🧙♀️📝
This photo is of my favorite tree. Unfortunately, he was cut down a few years ago. But for many years, he kept me company and got a front row seat watching me discover my passion & deep love for poetry, in real time. I say I'm a witch, because poetry unlocked the magic of my inner world. Of my connection to my inner world - in a way I never could've anticipated. I only began sharing my poetry publicly last year - but for the first 5 years, it was just me, my journal, and my pencil.... venturing into emotional, magical ,wondrous, philosophical places unknown, together, in solitude. I don't believe that I myself can even grasp the depth that writing has changed my life. My hope is that by being brave and vulnerable by sharing, it might change yours too.
