ABOUT ME

At the age of five, my parents packed up the family, left our home which doubled as a yoga retreat center in the heart of Portland Oregon, and bought a series of one-way tickets around the world. Moving almost yearly, I spent my childhood living anywhere from a houseboat in Northern India to a marbled floored apartment in Singapore, to a lavender farm in Provence, France.

Now, I live on an island in the Pacific Northwest, with my husband and two thriving kiddos.

In my thirties though, life took a turn. Creating my family came with stillbirth, miscarriage, failed IVF, NICU parenting, and postpartum depression. A need to find support led me to create what I craved but didn’t see – sacred space for women to have their hearts held and let their bodies be. Combining decades’ worth of mindfulness, spirituality, and embodiment training, I began hosting women’s circles, eventually leading me to open a private practice as a shamanic healer. You can learn more about this work HERE.

Through facilitating women’s groups, as well as from my father, the novelist Karl Marlantes, I’ve witnessed first hand the power sharing stories has to heal - both yourself, and others. So, I took to the page and began telling mine. When Roe v. Wade was overturned, I decided to speak out.