Be to Belong is informed by my own lifelong journey of belonging — from the cycles of numbing and dissociation to full-range living.

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Ten years ago, my first experiences with coaching and therapy introduced me to my inner world. I started developing a toolset within to navigate the complexities of being human — after a lifetime of searching everywhere outside myself for worth, direction, and belonging. Soon after, I began a daily yoga and meditation practice alongside consistent journaling. These practices created guaranteed space to listen inward in a world that constantly tells us who to be.

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I’ve experienced the pain and real impact of not belonging: declining mental health, unhealthy relationships, and disempowerment at work. I’ve also experienced the power and potential that we possess when we have the resources to belong — the ability to navigate emotions, build healthy relationships, and share our unique contributions with the world.

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Be to Belong's approach is both inside-out and outside-in. We hold space for personal reflection and inner growth - and we examine how the systems and society that we exist in shape us. By understanding our own experience, we uncover where systems are broken - and imagine new ways to design our lives, communities and structures that honor our full humanity.

I draw from a range of modalities, including somatic psychology, yoga, meditation, restorative justice practices, improv and intergroup dialogue. I believe change doesn’t happen through force, but by creating spaces where we can be honest.
 

"Once truth is fully felt and experienced, change happens naturally."​
 

Be to Belong is an extension of all of this. We don’t claim to have all the answers. We’re committed to creating space — to feel, to reflect, to be yourself.