Where I Started

I grew up in extreme poverty in New Mexico—living in a camper trailer behind my mother's trailer for years. No water. No electricity. No bathroom. I was sexually abused, bullied at school, and learned early on that I wasn't worthy of love.

By 16, I ran away and joined a local gang. I started using drugs at 17. At 18, I married a gang leader and spent the next 10 years in an abusive marriage that controlled every part of my life. I had two beautiful daughters during that time, and I knew I had to get out.

But leaving him didn't fix me. From 2010 to 2013, I was deep in active addiction. I moved eight times in one year—once across the country—thinking I could outrun myself. I couldn't. In 2013, I caught my first felony charges and almost lost my children.

That's when everything changed.

The Turning Point

On April 10, 2013, I got sober. I entered treatment in Owensboro, Kentucky, and started working the 12 Steps. I learned to show up every day. I found faith in 2014. I sponsored other women in recovery, led meetings, and joined the district committees. I thought I had it all figured out.

But healing isn't linear.

In 2020, after seven years of sobriety, I relapsed. I went to prison in 2021. And in 2022, I got sober again—this time with a deeper understanding of what it actually takes to heal.

Here's what I learned: Step work alone wasn't enough. Talk therapy alone wasn't enough. My body was still holding onto decades of trauma, and until I addressed that, I couldn't fully heal.

That's when I went deeper into the work I'd already started—Reiki and somatic healing.

How I Found Reiki (Before I Even Knew It)

In 2017, I discovered Reiki and became certified. But the truth is, I'd been doing it for years without knowing what it was.

Whenever a painful memory would come up, I'd forgive myself and whoever was in it. Then I'd surround the memory with purple healing light. I didn't have words for what I was doing—I just knew it helped me let go.

Reiki changed my life. It helped me stay grounded in the present instead of spinning in the past. It gave me tools to release what I'd been carrying. And it opened the door to understanding that healing happens energetically—not just mentally or emotionally.

But even Reiki wasn't the full picture.

Why Somatic Work Changed Everything

After my relapse and return to sobriety in 2022, I realized something critical: trauma lives in the body. All the step work, all the Reiki, all the spiritual practices in the world couldn't fully release what my nervous system was holding onto.

I started training in somatic trauma healing through the ISTT program at The Embodiment Lab. I learned about nervous system regulation, trauma responses, and how the body stores what the mind tries to forget.

That's when everything clicked.

Reiki addresses the energetic body. Somatic work addresses the nervous system. Together, they create the kind of healing I'd been searching for my entire life.

And that's what I offer now—an integration that doesn't exist anywhere else:

• Recovery spirituality (12 Steps, Big Book wisdom)
• Reiki energy healing (grounding, releasing blockages, restoring flow)
• Somatic trauma work (nervous system regulation, body-based healing)
• Lived experience of complete life reconstruction

My Approach

When you work with me, you're getting:

• Reiki Energy Healing
  I clear energetic blockages, restore flow, and help you feel grounded and whole. Reiki addresses the spiritual and energetic layers of healing—the parts of you that talk therapy can't always reach.
• Somatic Trauma Healing
  I help your nervous system learn that it's safe to relax, release, and regulate. This is body-based healing—addressing where trauma actually lives.
• Practical, Usable Tools
  I don't just work on you during a session and send you on your way. I teach you grounding practices, nervous system tools, and energy work you can use in your daily life.
• A Safe, Judgment-Free Space
  I know what it's like to carry shame. You won't find that here. You'll find honesty, compassion, and someone who's been where you are and made it to the other side.