I spent years doing what I genuinely thought I wanted to do — something that combined science with actually helping people. Neuroscience researcher, then moving into product and teams, agile coach at a fast-growing company. I was good at it and I enjoyed most of it. I was also running on fumes in a way I didn't have language for yet, and by the time burnout hit I understood something no textbook had taught me: what it actually feels like when a nervous system has been in overdrive for too long.

What I do now is built directly out of that. My background is in cognitive neuroscience and stress physiology. My training is in trauma-informed coaching. That combination means I understand what's happening under the surface and I know how to work with it practically.

The people I work best with don't want to talk about healing. They want to understand what's going on and figure out what to do differently. High performers especially, because they often already understand the mechanism but are missing the bridge between knowing it and applying it to themselves. That's where we start.