From an early age, I’ve always been fascinated with learning how to reduce human suffering so that we might draw closer to a life truly in alignment with our greatest values and highest hopes.

I am the black, multiracial, neurodivergent, and nonbinary child of a black father and a white mother who fled their homes to escape discrimination. I experienced the stress of a poverty-stricken family which was further racked by the pain of unmanaged mental health disorders and substance use. Certainly, from the experiences of these early years, I could weave a truly monstrous tapestry of human suffering. But I found that I was not interested in weaving such desolate tales. Instead, I wished to weave tales of hope, resilience, and wonder. So I dedicated myself to finding new ways to overcome trauma, both for myself and for others. New ways for persons to embrace the most marvelous lives they could imagine despite all the storm and stress of the world. However, I was also interested in finding new ways to create more equitable, inclusive societies so that trauma and injustice may not arise from the offset.

In my pursuit to find these new ways of overcoming trauma and creating equitable societies, I’ve explored a variety of fields. I’ve worked as a biological research scientist, explored a great deal of existential philosophy as a scholar, served in the U.S. Army as an officer, attended seminary to explore the option of becoming a Buddhist priest, and finally settled into the field of social work as a mental health clinician and policy consultant. I was (and am) glad to find that each field offered lessons that I use in my work today.

I remain perpetually engaged in continuing studies of philosophy, psychology, social work, leadership, and educational theory and my passion is to express these ideas in an engaging, personalized way to help persons and organizations draw ever closer to their best hopes.

My identities and history are deeply intertwined with my work as a social worker and I strive to acknowledge such so that I am able to own my biases as I collaborate with others. I am a black, white, and Jewish multiracial, neurodivergent, nonbinary person as well as a disabled veteran of the U.S. Army. I was born in the U.S.A. in the state of Colorado in the 90s to a low-income, multiracial family wherein all members had at least one mental health disorder and where both parents had lengthy histories of trauma. These formative, lived experiences helped me to understand the importance of mental health care from a variety of perspectives. Currently, I am married to a white, transgender man from a more privileged background and am deeply intrigued with exploring what it looks like to build inclusive, supportive communities in a rapidly globalizing world.

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