About Me :
Meet the faces behind the posts

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Over 20 years ago I was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder 1.  For almost 20 years prior to my diagnosis, I had suffered severe depression without really recognizing my hypomanic or even manic phases as problematic.  From the very beginning my Creative Expression: writing to acting, film-making to singing, dancing to photography, drawing to playing instruments, all were acts of self-healing and self re-CREATION.

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Following my diagnosis at 35 years of age, I briefly attempted the conventional strategy of meds which led to my only psychotic breakdown.  It was the first time I felt truly out of control mentally, rather than emotionally.  I truly felt crazy, and it terrified me. Over the years, I tried therapy, to the degree that I could afford it, with no success.  And besides I never felt comfortable with practitioners who acted as authorities over extreme experiences they had never lived.​

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​I vowed to find my way back to balance

and a sense of peaceful control over my life seeking side-affect-free healing modalities.  For the last 22 plus years I have dedicated myself to my healing journey discovering my unique health style through my study of and practices informed by Yoga, Meditation, Nutrition, Positive psychology, Buddhism, Astrology, Human Design, and Energy Medicine, to name a few. 

 

For over 7 years I have been free of the extreme symptoms of Bipolar Disorder 1.  I continue to identify as having Bipolar Disorder 1 not because I am worried about returning to my past extreme imbalances.  I do so because I recognize that I suffered from CPTSD for such a prolonged time in childhood that the resulting dysregulation presented as Bipolar Disorder 1. And the healing of my CPTSD is an ongoing process. 

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This process of healing

has been my lifetime's work and has brought me great joy and satisfaction personally and professionally.  What is better than turning what was one's greatest shame into one's greatest triumph?

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Post Note:

A little over a year ago - I was diagnosed with Autism + ADHD. This sent me into a reverie of Retrospection of my Life.  I continue to maintain my holistic and natural health style.  But this latest Dx of AuDHD has answered the "why" of my body being so sensitive to substances. Typically Neurodivergent folks, which I am in spades, have a very sensitive system - which can easily be imbalanced by any number of factors. 

 

I continue to focus on the What's and Why's and How's of the Mind/Body/Emotion/Spirit connection and how to optimize our life energy.  While I am not one to IDENTIFY with a Dx, I have found them helpful to direct my research, practice, and studies.

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During my odyssey, I started collecting the following certifications:

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• Health Coach 

  • Institute of Integrative Nutrition -NYC

• Yoga Instructor (Vinyasa/Kundalini) 

  • Hari Om School - Italy

  • Sattya Yoga School - Canada

• Yoga of Sound Instructor

  • Heart of Sound - Hawaii

• Yoga Breathing Coach & Flexibility Coach

  • ​Yoga Body School - Spain

• Somatic Attachment Therapy

• Certified Facilitator through Embody Lab - California

• Alchemical Astrologer

  • Certified by Alanna Kaivalya

  • & continuing my studies in Medical & Evolutionary Astrology

• Medical Intuitive

  • Certified Practitioner by IntoLight - Arizona​

• Guide for Business & Career Success with Human Design

  • Divine Timing Online School

• Ongoing Studies - 

  • Somatic Stress Relief Facilitator:

    • ​ Embody Lab - California​

  • Medical Astrology:

    • ​Academy for Astrological Medicine - Oregon