As a young girl growing up between London, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia, I was always fascinated by different cultures, different gods and religions, and what happens when our worlds and goals collide.

I started out my career as a lawyer in London and Singapore, loving the advocacy and strategy challenges of litigation and arbitration. But I realized eventually that I would never be satisfied with these ways of resolving conflict that, by design, could only offer win / lose solutions. I wondered if another way was possible - for the benefit of all.

I intentionally transitioned into conflict resolution as a new emphasis, through some gritty and soul-searching years in New York, where I received my Masters of Science in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution from Columbia University. In that time, I interned in the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Senior Leadership Appointments Section and apprenticed and certified as a mediator with the New York Peace Institute. For a number of years, I researched and practiced conflict facilitation, peacebuilding, mediation and gender-sensitive security approaches within the United Nations system, partnering with multiple international non-governmental organizations and universities. My first book Compassionate Conversations: How to Speak and Listen from the Heart was published in 2020 with Shambhala Publications, co-authored with Diane Musho Hamilton and Gabriel Wilson. I began mentoring young women in Nepal, Myanmar, Bangladesh, inadvertently empowering myself while I worked to empower others. 

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Over time, these experiences allowed me to develop and author my own approaches to working with conflict, struggle and personal transformation. I recognized that it was as a coach that I could work with people in a more tailored and transformative way, deeply honoring their life trajectories, karmas and passions. From being that young girl and growing through my twenties and thirties, my own path took me through deep transformations that gave me good philosophies, good questions, and some good instincts. Each time a major shift unfolded on the outside (life, career, relationships, living location), potent change was also brewing quietly on the inside. I coach from a holistic place that weaves in spiritual and embodied awareness as a result.

I also am blessed to work with groups, when I am invited to teach, consult or offer training to incredible organizations who bring goodness to the world in a myriad of ways. The container of a group of people seeking change is an inspiring place to work, while it can also present us with tremendously enduring challenge, in the interpersonal realm. As a guide, I strive to help build successful relationships with trust, wisdom and compassion.

I live on the island of Kaua'i, Hawaii with my husband Cameron and our many wooly and furry friends. I love to make art and ceramics and tend plants and trees. Life is delightfully whole.