Welcome, wild soul.
This space is for those longing for wholeness in the body, in the earth, and the spirit. Here you’ll find gentle reflections rooted in:
Earth Wisdom – learning from the resilience of plants, seasons, and landscapes.
Embodied Soul – listening to the body and the quiet presence of our ancestors.
Tender Practices – exploring spiritual practices with honesty and compassion.
I write not as an expert with answers, but as a companion on the path, sharing stories, metaphors, and moments of wonder that remind us of our belonging in the great web of life. For some, my writing may feel familiar. It carries the cadence of a tradition that shaped my early spiritual imagination, not as belief or doctrine, but as a way of paying attention. You may notice a prayerful pacing, a reverence for symbol, and a contemplative openness to mystery, now expressed through art, poetry, silence, and the living world around us.
I chose the name Unfurl because it carries the truth I return to again and again: we are not here to remake ourselves into something else, but to gently open to what has always been within us. Life pulls us in many directions, full, hurried, and sometimes fractured. In all that noise, it’s easy to forget the quiet wisdom we carry, the teachings of the earth, and the subtle ways our bodies and spirits speak.
Unfurl is an invitation to move at a different pace. To lean into reflection, to welcome small insights, to remember that we are already whole.
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About me
I am a Spiritual and Wildbody Companion, guided by a lifelong love of learning and the practice of accompanying others. I hold a Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies from Loyola University Chicago, where I focused on pastoral care as a way of supporting people through life’s joys and struggles. That foundation grew into a certification as an Interfaith/Inter-Spiritual Director through The Spiritual Guidance Training Institute, a program that honors the depth, mystery, and diversity of the human spirit. I continue my formation as a spiritual companion/director through regular meetings with my own spiritual director, ongoing supervision with a spiritual director supervisor, participation in a peer group with colleagues, and dedicated time for reflection after each companioning session.
My own spiritual journey has been shaped by multiple traditions and by my own sacred wandering. I was deeply formed within Catholicism and still feel at home in Catholic spaces, especially contemplative ones, even though my spirituality is no longer rooted in scripture. In my 20s, I widened my understanding of the sacred through the study of many faith traditions, and in my 30s I found a sense of home within Zen Buddhist practices. Although I am not formally part of any faith tradition, the rhythms, symbols, and contemplative practices of the Catholicism that shaped my early spiritual imagination, together with the compassion and mindfulness cultivated through Buddhist teachings, continue to live in my body, re-imagined now through art, poetry, silence, and the wisdom of the natural world.
Today, my sense of the sacred is grounded in the wholeness of our own being and our connection to the whole, experiencing the divine as the inherent interconnectedness of all life and the mystery of the natural world as it is. My spirituality is close to the earth and grounded in the innate knowing that resides in my body and in the more-than-human world. I seek nourishment primarily from nature, art, dance, meditation, silence, and ritual, and I am also held and supported by a living spiritual community that accompanies me in my ongoing formation. I draw wisdom from mystics whose voices echo both within and beyond faith traditions. The unfolding insights of science further enrich this landscape, offering another way of perceiving the elegance and intelligence woven throughout the world and deepening my own inner understanding. These sources continue to ground me, and I hold my own unfolding with the same spaciousness, curiosity, and flexibility that I bring to the companioning I offer to others.
Alongside my formation in spiritual companioning, I have a Master of Science in Nursing and bring over a decade of experience as a nurse, caring for people across the lifespan, including those living with chronic illness and those nearing the end of life. These experiences shape the perspective and care I bring to Unfurl, where reflection, curiosity, and human wisdom meet creativity and story.
I also make art as a way of reflecting and making meaning, and while I’m still learning to call myself an artist, much of my work is inspired by my own inner journey and the rhythms of life. You’ll find these reflections throughout Unfurl, and glimpses of my creative process on YouTube, exploring themes like embodiment, transformation, and the quiet work of noticing.
I live in the lush Pacific Northwest with my partner, Ben, and our dog, Loa. This corner of the world nourishes me with its rivers, mossy forests, and ever-changing skies. When I’m not writing or creating for Unfurl, you might find me gardening, hiking, kayaking, dancing Nia, or elbow-deep in a DIY project.
