What I love most about sharing NVC is that I get to see people experience connection with the life-serving needs. Hearing people share about the lightness, fullness, joy, calmness, etc. they experience from connecting with these needs brings me these same qualities and a flow of giving and receiving between us. There’s nowhere else I’d rather be than in that flow.

I am a Somatic Consensus Trainer and Positive Discipline Parent Educator. I began my career path as an animal trainer where I recognized two main ways to change behavior—through gaining control by external means (reward and punishment), or by working collaboratively to meet the needs of all involved. I found that listening deeply allowed me to hear the longings of the individuals.

Through this empathic connection it became easier to find solutions. When I came across Liminal Somatics, I felt I had found my home in this learning community. As I continue to practice with the Becoming What You Need community, I see myself and others moving toward the core essence of who we are through connecting with the deeper desires/needs of all parts of ourselves (head, heart, gut, soul, etc). For me, there is nothing more meaningful than collaborating with others to create a space for healing, community, and reconnecting with ourselves.