Life is about experience, and experience is the greatest teacher.
I had a growing corporate career and outside looking in, a pretty great life. What people didn’t see was that I was having chronic panic attacks, seeing a chiropractor several times per week, and needed a ton of coffee to get going in the morning and several glasses of wine to turn off at night. Desperately attempting to be an idealized version of myself, I felt trapped, joyless, and powerless. I was lived a life that I had created, but hated. It wasn’t working, and something had to change.
I took one month off and went to India with a backpack filled with some bare essentials including an emergency medical kit, three blank journals, and some pens. Things would never be the same after that trip. It broke me, educated me, and shifted the entire course of my life.
For over fifteen years, I have been a writer, corporate wellness speaker, yoga teacher, and stand-up comedian. I have spoken on topics like stress management and embracing change for audiences ranging from health care professionals to executives at offices, hospitals, and conference halls. My writing has been published in The Globe and Mail, and was longlisted for the 2020 CBC Nonfiction Prize. I’m currently working on a manuscript that does a deep dive into a very important subject, and one I’m quite passionate about. I’ll provide more details soon.
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