Authentic Autistic woman. Former deconditioning coach. Human Rights advocate. Coaching mentor. Educator, speaker, and writer on all things related to Mental Health Matters often but not always through the lens of Human Design.

My life has been dedicated to understanding human behavior and the impact of our psychology on our bodies and well-being.

I share my experiences to illustrate the mechanics of what it is to be human. My goal is to help you be your own authority so you can better navigate the challenges of deconditioning or the “unlearning” process to break free from subconscious patterns.

I have worked as a life coach and am trained in various modalities, such as Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP—Master Practitioner), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Total Biology of Living Beings (Canadian Institute for Total Biology | Solution for Psychological or Emotional Stress), and Human Design—the Science of Differentiation. I have over four decades of meditation practice and am a trained yoga instructor.

I come from a dysfunctional family and have overcome childhood traumas. I am on the Autism Spectrum (labeled high functioning) but was only diagnosed in my 40s as I was suffering from PTSD and “resistant” to therapy. I was fortunate to have a brilliant psychologist cross my path who specialized in the treatment of PTSD and recognized my brain was wired differently. I no longer suffer from PTSD.

Since 2018 I have been supporting my mother who has a mixture of Dementia and Alzheimer’s, navigate her life.

I am currently working on my teaching memoir sharing my transformation from life-paralyzing PTSD to ridiculously happy.

It is also my wish to publish a non-fiction book series co-written with my mother intended for people with memory loss and their caregivers.

What You Can Expect from This Newsletter

Suppose you struggle with issues like neuro-diversity, depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, trauma, self-sabotaging behaviors, dementia, or PTSD but don’t know how to talk about Mental Health Matters. This newsletter may help you find your voice. At the very minimum, it can be a place for you to start having those needed conversations because I want to hear from you!

I wish to encourage conversations about neurodiversity, depression, anxiety, suicide prevention, trauma, self-sabotage, dementia, PTSD, and more - through the lens of Human Design.

My objective is to stimulate your curiosity to explore the concepts I share with you, not to become yet another outer authority for you, but to help empower you to understand YOUR inner authority and answer the “WHY” you find yourself at odds with yourself.

I remember some 25 years ago when I first started out as a life coach, reading some self-help book (I’m sorry I don’t remember the title so I can’t give credit to the author) that the one thing that “should” be the easiest thing for any of us to do is “to be ourselves” yet that isn’t the case as I have witnessed this to be the most challenging thing for people in my life, friends, family, clients, and including myself. Now, that’s no longer an issue for me, “onto thine own self be true” is one of my core values, and understanding my Human Design allows me to do exactly that.

I strongly feel the more we can encourage each other to talk openly about Mental Health Matters the more we can remove the stigma and shame that surrounds what it means to have an invisible disability or disease and stop the suffering in silence. You are not broken and you are not alone. It’s ok to ask for help. So, let’s talk.

Housekeeping About Posts

I have the intention to write one main article a week and if you’re a subscriber, it will arrive in your inbox approximately every Friday. Sometimes, life just gets in the way of our best intentions.

I also post random short “notes” on this platform however those will not go to your inbox. To have access to those, you would need to download the Substack app. UGH, right!?

As of January 2025, I have created a new section that can be accessed under this publication but is a separate publication called Remember Me. A collection of stories in honor of my mother living with short-term memory loss. New subscribers, if interested, will need to subscribe to that newsletter to receive it in your inbox.

Disclaimer

I am a student of Human Design. I do not claim to be an expert in Human Design. Anyone can claim to be an expert when they have more experience in something than someone else. If you’re new to Human Design, I only appear to be an expert because I have more knowledge than you do right now.

Even certified analysts will have their unique way of communicating what they see in your body graph; no two answers will be the same.

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