My path here was forged by fire and ice.

For many years, I lived in a state of hyper-awareness, shaped by complex trauma, chronic pain, and the crushing belief that I had to earn my place through over-functioning. I was disconnected from my own body and voice, living in a world defined strictly by logic, efficiency, and the “right” way to do things.

​The Wisdom of Systems
Before I turned to the wisdom of the body, I mastered the wisdom of machines. With a degree in Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management, I spent two decades optimizing systems and managing inputs.

I dove deep into Lean Manufacturing and the Toyota Way—the philosophy of developing people first and cars second. As a practitioner of Kata Coaching, I used scientific thinking to solve complex problems. I speak the language of the “analytical mind” because I inhabited it for decades.

​The Breaking Point
While I was optimizing external systems, my internal world was collapsing. I spent fifteen years in the relentless grip of chronic pain and SIBO. I lived in such a state of suffering that I often welcomed the thought of death, simply because I wanted the raw intensity to my life to end. I threw every solution at the darkness, even trying to “optimize” my way out of my own agony.

​It was there, in the dark, that I learned the hardest lesson of all: Peace doesn't come from pushing harder. It comes from slowing down, listening, and rebuilding trust with the body’s natural intelligence.

​The Radical Choice
My breast cancer diagnosis was the moment Rad Choice was born. When the world’s experts told me what I “should” do next, I realized that if I didn’t start listening to my own body in that moment, I never would. I made the radical choice to trust my internal compass over the external noise—a choice that saved my life, both physically and spiritually.