Hello! - Introduction · Embrace Your Inner Weirdo

Hello! - Introduction

My good friend Rasheed has asked me to introduce myself... So here it is...

I’m a writer, coach, hiker, empath, and mental health advocate... though, like most people, I’m also a whole lot more complicated than any neat little title can probably fully explain.

Writing has been one of the ways I’ve learned to understand myself, heal myself, and make sense of the world around me. Coaching has become one of the ways I try to help others do the same. I care deeply about meaning, purpose, resilience, and the courage it takes to keep going when maybe life doesn't look the way we thought it would... Or should... Most of my writing is nature or self-development based. My 10th, 11th, and 12th books should be out be years end.

The outdoors has been one of my greatest teachers. Hiking has taught me patience, humility, endurance, and the simple truth that most mountains are climbed one step at a time. That lesson has carried me through more than just trails. It's carried me through anxiety, depression, uncertainty, reinvention, and seasons of life where I had to learn how to begin again... And again... And again...

I believe strongly in speaking openly about mental health. Because most times, silence has never healed anyone. I know what it feels like to struggle behind a smile, to feel overwhelmed by life, and to wonder if anyone else understands. That's part of why I try to be honest, encouraging, and real in the spaces I enter.

As an empath, I feel things deeply. Sometimes that has been a gift. Sometimes, honestly, it has felt like carrying a backpack full of bricks up an already steep trail. But I’ve learned that sensitivity is not weakness. It can be wisdom, compassion, intuition, and strength — as long as we learn to protect our peace along the way.

At this stage of my life, I’m trying to live with more purpose, more courage, more honesty, and more alignment. I’m here to connect with people who care about growth, healing, creativity, nature, and becoming more fully themselves.

I don’t have all the answers. I’m still learning, still healing, still climbing. Still taking life step by step.

But I do believe this:

We are all capable of more than we think.

We all need places where we can be human.

And sometimes the next right step is enough.

Glad to be here.

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