My Story

I’ve been fascinated by the magic of groups for as long as I can remember.

There’s a certain sweetness that happens when people come together around something real — a partnership, a team, a cast, a band, a community. When the vibe is right and everyone’s showing up honestly, something bigger starts moving through the room.

It’s electric.

I’ve felt that aliveness in a lot of places over the years. On stage in theater ensembles. On gymnastics teams. In dance troupes and choirs. In jazz groups and rehearsal rooms and creative circles where people are trying to make something meaningful together.

That experience of belonging — of people making something together — has always been the good stuff for me.

Here are some of the loving groups I’ve belonged to:

But honestly, the most powerful version of belonging I’ve experienced is inside romantic partnership.

I’ve always been more than a bit in love with love

— giving it, receiving it, watching what becomes possible when two people really show up for each other.

But after years of working with couples, I’ve learned something important:

Most couples aren’t missing love.

They’re caught in patterns that make it hard for that love to move freely between them.

The couples who find their way to my work are often thoughtful, capable people who have built a good life together. Careers, families, responsibilities, maybe a dog who needs walking before the coffee’s even finished brewing.

From the outside, everything looks solid.

But inside the relationship, something subtle has shifted.

Conversations get tense faster than they used to.

Affection comes and goes.

One person reaches for connection while the other is tired, distracted, or overwhelmed.

They still love each other deeply.

They just can’t quite find their way back to the ease they once had.

Helping couples rediscover that aliveness — that sense of being truly on the same team — is the work that lights me up.

A Bit About My Path

My early career was in theater and the performing arts, where collaboration is everything.

If you’ve ever worked on a stage production, you know: when the cast, crew, and creative team are aligned, the whole thing sings. And when they’re not… well, everybody feels it.

Those experiences sparked a lifelong curiosity for me about how human systems work — why some groups thrive while others slowly unravel.

That curiosity eventually led me to Naropa University, where I completed a master’s degree in Environmental Leadership (now called Resilient Leadership). My studies focused on living systems theory, contemplative inner work, and social innovation.

Along the way I had the privilege of studying the MatrixWorks “Groups as Living Systems” model with Mukara Meredith and assisting in teaching the course many times over.

Later I became a certified practitioner of Relational Life Therapy (RLT), the powerful relationship model developed by Terry Real.

All of these experiences deepened something I had already sensed intuitively:

Relationships are living systems.

And when people learn how to show up differently inside those systems — with more awareness, honesty, and care — everything can change.

Partnership

This is my husband, Nico.

We’ve been together since 2010, when he coincidentally moved into my house as a roommate. (Life has a funny sense of humor sometimes.)

Our bond continues to surprise and delight me.

Like any long partnership, we’ve had our share of challenges. But the commitment we’ve both had to growth, kindness, and awareness of each other has carried us through every one of them.

Nico’s presence brings a deep sense of peace into my life.

I’ve never met anyone so consistently kind. Truly.

I’m grateful every day for the partnership we share — and for the fact that he’s also an incredible chef.

Where I Come From

I was born and raised in Greenwich Village in New York City, surrounded by arts, culture, and a steady stream of creative energy.

That environment shaped me deeply.

From an early age I was drawn to community, collaboration, and the feeling of people coming together to create something meaningful.

These days my passions include living systems thinking, sustainability, localization, jazz, the performing arts, and helping people deepen satisfaction in their lives.

Even when moving to Colorado, I stayed closely connected to the arts community.

I’ve helped produce Truth Be Told, Boulder’s beloved Story Slam, and served for five years as the Volunteer and Sustainability Coordinator for the Boulder International Fringe Festival.

I rekindled my love affair with singing — especially jazz standards and performing with the Mosaic Gospel Choir.

One of the things I appreciate most about Boulder’s creative community is its spirit of collaboration over competition.

People in Boulder tend to live from a simple idea:

When others are thriving, we all thrive.

That’s a philosophy I carry into my relationship work as well.

Healthy partnerships operate the same way.

When one person grows, the entire system becomes stronger.

What I Care About

• Helping create happier, healthier relationships that allow partners, families, and communities to become more resilient.

• Inviting creative, community-based collaboration.

• Loving open-heartedly, speaking the truth, taking risks, having fun, and treating life — human and otherwise — with a lot of gentleness.
  

Thanks for reading.

Now I’d love to get to know you.

Love,