ABOUT ME AND CTS

 

There was a time when even rest didn’t feel safe for me.

My body was weary, yet my mind always scanning — for danger, for answers, for something to fix - my body, my environment, my relationships, my work.

Living with chronic illness and complex trauma taught me what it means to exist in constant alertness, even when all I wanted was peace and calm. 

For a long time, I blamed myself.

I thought I wasn’t trying hard enough, or that I was somehow broken.

Later, I learned it wasn’t weakness — it was a nervous system that had learned to survive in the absence of safety.

Before creating Coming to Safety, I spent years immersed in the arts — photography, painting, and jewelry design. Creativity became my language when words weren’t enough, a way of touching beauty in the midst of pain. Over time, art taught me to listen — not only with my eyes or hands, but with my whole body. My own kind of therapy.

Alongside art, I explored countless paths of study — from somatic therapy and Polyvagal Theory to Nonviolent Communication and the foundations of Applied Kinesiology and Traditional Chinese Medicine. Years of learning across such different fields shaped the heart of this space: a bridge between science, art, and lived experience.

I created Coming to Safety as a place where gentleness meets understanding — where we learn to befriend the body after years of pushing, doubting, and surviving. The place where we are seen and heard. 

You won’t find quick fixes here.

You’ll find small, steady steps — sensory explorations, compassionate questions, and practices that invite curiosity instead of judgment.

Each one is designed to help you build trust with your body, at a pace that feels kind and real just for you.

My path began with illness and uncertainty, but over time, I found that healing isn’t about forcing change — it’s about attuning to the smallest signals of safety, warmth, and connection.

This space is for those who feel too much or not enough.

For those who are tired of fighting their bodies, and ready to find another way — one rooted in softness, dignity, and self-respect.

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Coming to Safety is where softness becomes strength, and healing begins with listening.

Listening to our feelings, our needs, our bodies, our nervous system.