My Story
“All Parts Welcome, No bad Parts”
My Story: From Pain to Purpose Through IFS and Dance
I am honored to share my story of healing, because it brought me to my soul’s purpose: to be a healer, and to share my medicine of dance with the world.
For most of my life, I sensed there was a greater purpose waiting for me—something beyond the work I was doing, even though I didn’t yet know what it was. Teaching fitness classes lit me up, but I couldn’t physically sustain it full-time to make a living. Becoming a personal trainer in 2015 was another step forward—I was helping people reach their goals and motivating them—but I still felt something was missing. I craved a more holistic approach, one that nurtured not only the body, but the heart and mind.
I followed my intuition, which led me to build and run my own Personal Training, Fitness, Dance, and Burlesque company. On paper, it was a success. I helped many women reclaim their power and expression. But behind the scenes, I felt unworthy and out of my league. Despite the impact I made, my low self-esteem and deep-rooted limiting beliefs quietly sabotaged me. Ignoring those parts of myself only made things worse.
Years of conventional therapy didn’t reach those wounds—until I discovered IFS (Internal Family Systems) therapy. At the time, I was losing my father to alcoholism and facing intense emotional pain. IFS was the first (and only) modality that truly helped me. It allowed me to meet the parts of myself I had buried, and begin to heal and align with my True Self.
Then, in November 2018, everything changed. I suffered a severe knee injury—my second to the same area—which shattered bones in my joint and left a hole in my femur. I could barely walk. I had to shut down my business—my baby—and pivot to survive. Depression and PTSD took over, and doctors offered no clear answers. When I finally got surgery, I thought I’d be on the road to recovery. But I woke up to the surgeon saying, “No, the hole was too big to plug. We just removed the bone fragments.” And then he dropped my care.
It was a dark time. I felt hopeless and stuck in a system that didn’t see me. I became an education assistant just to pay my bills, but felt like I was drowning. I tried numbing the pain with alcohol and food, but nothing filled the void.
And yet—a small part of me never gave up. My True Self held on.
In the midst of the darkness, the universe sent me two kind nurses who connected me with a new surgeon. This time, it felt different. This time, I was truly seen and cared for. After my third knee surgery, I committed to deep inner work. I dove headfirst into IFS therapy and began healing on a level I never knew was possible.
IFS helped me restore wholeness from the inside out. It saved me from burnout, from repeating the same cycles of self-sabotage, and from abandoning myself again. It connected me to my body, my spirit, and my purpose. I finally felt home in myself.
I returned to school and became an IFS Practitioner through the IFS Institute completing level 2. The work resonates deeply with my life experiences, dance, somatic, and Tantric studies. It all came together.
Now, I share my story and my medicine of dance, healing, and IFS with others. This isn’t just a career—it’s a calling. I know what it’s like to feel broken, lost, and unseen. And I also know the joy of becoming whole.
Today, I feel radiant, rooted, and free. IFS isn’t just a modality—it’s a lifestyle. And I am here to walk beside others as they come home to themselves, too.
If you are resonating with this or feeling the call to come home in your body, hop on a Complimentary Discovery Call for resources and tips!
