My Story 

I’ve lived through a lot, more than most would ever guess.

I was born into a family shadowed by severe mental illness. From a young age, I internalized a deep sense of shame and self-doubt, quietly questioning my self-worth worth and capabilities for much of my life.

Depression and anxiety became constant companions. Even as I rose through the ranks of the corporate world, achieving success by all external measures, I was never truly at peace. My nervous system was always in overdrive. I was performing, pushing — but never resting. Never really being.

My soul however, was always quietly calling for more. 

In one of the most difficult chapters of my life, while navigating profound personal loss and a near death experience, I found myself emotionally, physically, and spiritually broken. And yet, from that darkness, something extraordinary emerged. 

I created the Gratitude Glass Jar — a simple, heartfelt practice that changed the way I related to myself and the world around me. That idea found its way to Oprah, who invited me on stage to share my story with the world. It was a defining moment. Not just because of how it transformed my life, but because it confirmed what I believed: that gratitude isn’t just a word — it’s a feeling & a practice that can turn darkness into light.

From there, I kept going deeper — studying psychotherapy, somatic therapy, and the science of the nervous system. I learned how trauma lives in the body, how healing is not just a mindset but a physiological process. And I began to piece together a new way of working — one that brings together science, soul, and lived experience.

That’s how Gratitude Psychology was born.

This is psychotherapy, reimagined — grounded in neuroscience, guided by compassion, and anchored in the wisdom of the body. Your nervous system isn’t your enemy. It’s your guide. And when you learn to work with it — transformation becomes not just possible, but inevitable.