For over 25 years, I served as a trauma-informed clinical HIV pharmacist, caring for and educating thousands of patients from marginalized, cross-cultural communities facing discrimination, poverty, homelessness, addiction, and mental health challenges.

My work included sharing care for Dr. Gabor Maté’s patients in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, where he developed his Compassionate Inquiry principles, and collaborating with a diverse team of nurses, outreach and social workers, as well as harm reduction experts like Dr. Mark Tyndall.

I began to sense a disconnect within myself, striving for perfection at work while struggling as a mother at home. My self-study of Conscious Parenting evolved into a passion to help mothers heal generational patterns and build connection in their families. Leaving my pharmacy career to train with Dr. Shefali, Oprah’s favourite parenting expert, I now advocate for our children as our greatest teachers.

During a two-year spiritual awakening in Bali, my mother’s birthplace, I ignited a new Conscious Parenting movement at The Green School and trained in Somatic Alignment to strengthen my mind-body-spirit connection.

Today, as a co-author of the #1 international bestseller The Perfectly Imperfect Family, a featured presenter at the Happily Family Online Conference with over 92,000 attendees, and an international speaker, I guide parents on a journey of self-discovery and transformation.

Now based in North Vancouver, surrounded by nature, I’m building a local and global community through vulnerable storytelling and practical tools, helping mothers see their children as awakeners and create compassionate, emotionally connected families.