I teach what I had to learn.

Before becoming a coach, I spent more than thirty years as an advertising photographer. I discovered that whenever I pointed a camera at someone, it exposed something about who they were. I could sense how people related to themselves, whether they liked who they were or were self-conscious and insecure.

After all those years, I can usually tell within a few minutes of conversation how someone relates to themselves. That made me realize that how we relate to ourselves creates much of our suffering or happiness.

By that I mean how we relate to our own mind, and to the thoughts and feelings it creates. Do we live with forgiveness, self-compassion, and acceptance, or are we our own worst enemy? Do we stay present, or lose ourselves in stories about the past and fears about the future?

I was on the wrong side of both of those questions for a long time.

Learning to step back, relate to my thoughts with awareness and compassion, and return to the present moment transformed the way I experience life.

Today, I share what I've learned through a grounded blend of practical psychology, mindfulness, neuroscience, and decades of observing human behavior. I help people build a healthier relationship with their minds, cultivate self-acceptance, and reconnect with a deeper sense of meaning and aliveness.