That’s the shortest version of my story. The longer version has all the things you’d expect — the wreckage, the reckoning, the slow and nonlinear process of finding my way back to myself. I won’t walk you through every detail here. But I want you to know that I’m not writing from the outside looking in.
I know what it’s like to survive. And I know what it’s like to realize that surviving isn’t the destination.
At some point in my recovery, something shifted. I stopped asking how do I get through this and started asking, “Who am I becoming?”
That question changed everything.
It sent me deeper into the traditions that had already been quietly shaping me — the contemplative practices of Eastern Christianity, the wisdom of Buddhism and Taoism, and the unflinching self-examination of Stoicism. And underneath all of it, the radical honesty of recovery.
None of these traditions said the same thing in the same way. But they were all pointing somewhere similar — inward, and through.
I do this work because I believe recovery is one of the most underestimated spiritual paths available to a human being.
Not in spite of the pain it involves. Because of it.
The same process that breaks us open — the surrender, the honesty, the daily practice of showing up — is the same process mystics and contemplatives have been describing for centuries. We just don’t always have language for it that fits our lives.
That’s part of what I’m here for. To help you find the language. And then to help you build a life around what you find.
When we work together, I won’t be leading you through a curriculum or handing you a system. I’ll be sitting with you, asking the questions to help you think more clearly about your inner life and how you can turn what you discover into something you can actually live.
We’ll build a spiritual life plan that’s genuinely yours. It will hold your history, honor your questions, and give you a real direction to walk in.
I’ll push when pushing is useful. We’ll slow down when that’s what’s needed. And I’ll always be honest with you, because that’s what I’d want from someone sitting across from me.
I’m not your therapist. I’m not your sponsor. I’m not your guru.
I’m a fellow traveler who takes the inner journey seriously and who believes you’re worth the investment of taking it seriously too.
The first step is a free discovery call — no pressure, no pitch. Just an honest conversation about where you are and where you’re trying to go.
Scholarship options are available. This work should be accessible to anyone who’s ready for it.