Welcome to the Haven

What if the journey is also beautiful?

Let's navigate the waters of life together, unapologetically authentic and free.

Hello Beautiful Souls!

In an effort to be more connected with my clients, colleagues and the global community, I’ve decided to begin writing a blog. I want to share more of my story and my wisdom with you all in hopes that it brings you self-love, compassion, perspective and joy. This will be a sacred space to learn and consider; to grow and rest. When I began my journey as a baby therapist back in the year 2009 (holy shit!), I had no idea where this journey would take me. I became a social worker because I saw how flawed the systems that were designed to protect children could be when good people got tired and burned out and I wanted to change it. I was young and thought I knew way more than I actually did. I was also stuck in my own unhealed trauma as a survivor of childhood physical, emotional and mental abuse. This looked like someone working incredibly hard to prove her worth and failing over and over again because I didn’t yet understand that worth is not proven; it’s inherent. So I was the little social worker who could. I overworked and then I overcompensated by medicating and mistreating myself and sometimes others. Then I would shame spiral and then jump back on the hamster wheel.

It wasn’t until I began to step into my true calling as a holistic experiential therapist, that I began to see how important it was to do my own work first. I learned to value myself and my calling. I started stepping into accountability and joy. I accepted that I struggle with codependency and learned how to set b-b-boundaries with myself and others. And ultimately, I began to fall madly in love with Courtney Leak.

I lost a lot on the way. I lost relationships, friends, and even family. The grief of losing others to reconnect to myself has many times threatened to pull me under, but if that is the cost of finding me, I’d pay it again in a second. So I hope that I can help others find themselves; their unshackled selves. The versions of them that aren’t tethered to the expectations of others, media, and society. The ones who choose their truth unapologetically because they know the price of living an unauthentic life will always be too expensive. The seers, the advocates, the rebels, the outsiders; I’m here for you. You are not alone and your freedom will be a beacon to your tribe.

So welcome to the Haven. A place to rediscover you and love what you find!