What I Do
I build educational pathways that help people better understand themselves in support of healing, growth, and deeper connection. My work draws on 15 years of professional experience in operational and leadership roles, training in UX design and meditation, and a lifelong exploration of consciousness and self-understanding.
Why This Work Matters
I’ve always had a natural ability to see people - the deeper essence of who someone is: what drives them, their unique strengths, and how they impact the people around them. For most of my life, I assumed everyone perceived others this way. But when I shared these observations with people, they were often surprised or taken aback.
Over time I realized it’s often difficult to see ourselves clearly, and even more unusual to feel truly seen by someone else. What I most wanted to share with people was the core essence of who they are - the part of them that is uniquely theirs and cannot be replicated by anyone else. When we lose connection to that deeper foundation, it can show up in many ways in our lives: pain, anxiety, disconnection, or a sense that something is missing.
In today’s world, that kind of self-connection can be hard to access. We’re pulled outward toward achievement, expectations, distractions, and endless streams of information. It’s easy to lose sight of the deeper foundation within ourselves. But when people turn their attention inward and truly see what’s there, something remarkable happens. They begin to recognize the strength, clarity, and wholeness that were there all along. Starting from that place of self-understanding can transform the way we heal, live, and create.
How I Got Here
For much of my twenties and early thirties, I worked hard and chased achievement, often disconnected from my body’s signals, emotions, and the deeper stress and trauma I was carrying. If pain, injury, or discomfort showed up, I would push through it and move on to the next goal, adventure, or promotion. From the outside, it looked like success. But internally I felt disconnected and restless. I needed the next accomplishment or dopamine hit just to feel okay.
That pattern began to unravel in 2017 when I experienced an injury that forced me to make major changes in my life. At the time, I was a competitive cyclist working in the outdoor industry, surrounded by cycling culture 24/7. I thrived in the intoxicating, all-in environment where worth felt like it was measured through athletic performance. Cycling had become my primary source of confidence, stress relief, and identity - and suddenly it was taken away. For the first time ever, I had to slow down and sit with myself.
During that period, I began learning about nervous system regulation, chronic stress, and the ways trauma can live in the body. What started as an attempt to heal physically expanded into something much deeper. I began working through old emotional patterns, confronting fears, and learning how emotions and the nervous system shape our experience of the world. That process fundamentally shifted how I understood healing and how truly knowing ourselves can change the trajectory of recovery. This journey eventually led me to create PN & Cycling, an educational platform that helps riders understand chronic pelvic pain and approach recovery with greater knowledge and self-awareness.
Another turning point came in 2022 after the sudden loss of someone close to me. The experience opened the door to a deeper exploration of consciousness, near-death experiences, and the power of meditation. I became brave enough to start asking myself hard questions like why am I here, what does it mean to be human, and what potential exists within myself and humanity.
Over time, these experiences made something clear. The work I wanted to do in the world was no longer aligned with the corporate path I had been following. Instead, I felt called to build something different - to create educational pathways that help people reconnect with themselves, understand their inner world, and rediscover the strength and life force that already lives within them.
Looking Ahead
I believe we are moving toward a world where our strength and value will increasingly come from our ability to understand ourselves and connect more deeply with the world around us. The ways we’ve previously defined meaning - job titles, money, accomplishments, and belief systems - are becoming less reliable. As those structures shift, it can feel destabilizing and make it harder to know who we are or where our value lies. Because of this, the ability to understand ourselves becomes more important than ever. Instead of looking outward for answers, we are beginning to realize that meaning emerges from within.
This is the role I hope to play in the world. I want to build clear and approachable pathways for self-discovery, using the circumstances people already find themselves in or structures that feel familiar and grounding - whether that’s healing from injury, participating in sport, or spending time in nature. Sometimes these moments of change come by choice, and sometimes they arrive unexpectedly through experiences like injury, loss, or illness. Wherever we find ourselves, there is always an opportunity to reconnect with who we are and move forward with greater clarity, purpose, and peace.
Ultimately, the goal of the educational platforms I build is not to create dependence on an external teacher, system, or belief. Instead, they are meant to be launching points - helping people develop the ability to listen to their own inner voice and recognize the strength that already exists within them. Because when we understand ourselves more deeply, everything else begins to change.
Let's Connect
I’m always open to connecting. While my primary focus is developing educational platforms, I occasionally collaborate on projects that bring together education, design, and human experience. If you're interested in working together, feel free to reach out.