About me

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I spent twenty years in restaurants, fifteen as a chef.

Most mornings began at 5:30 with a knot in my stomach.

I could lead a team and make decisions fast, but inside there was noise — panic attacks, sleepless nights, too much numbing — and I was always scanning faces for approval.

 

I looked strong on the outside and felt divided on the inside.

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My throat would tighten in hard meetings; sometimes I’d explode, then feel shame afterwards.

Then I got laid off. After the fear, there was space. In that space I realized something simple and hard:

"You can’t lead others until you can lead yourself, and you can’t lead yourself until you know who you are under the mask."

 

I did the inner work and built a practical reset I call 20 Seconds of Silence, three to five minutes I use before tough talks and big decisions.

Sleep returned. My voice steadied. Boundaries got clean.

I felt like myself again.

Now I teach the path I wish I’d had: simple tools, honest practice, real change.