I'm a writer, dreamer, survivor and seeker who has lived both in the brightest and darkest corners of life.

Diagnosed with stage IVB cancer (the last of the stages for my type) at 17, I've spent my life with a rare awareness that life is both precious and brief — and a responsibility to create something meaningful to leave behind while I have the time.

It also meant that I began womanhood over from scratch: bald, scarred, and with an entirely new existential perspective that robbed me of carefree, youthful naivety. Yet I was no less responsible to fulfill every pressure we put on young women to be desirable, successful.

After growing up in a small town, then spending my 20’s in big cities (Seattle, Los Angeles and New York), I’m now weaving together everything I’ve learned from both skyscrapers and mountains. Creating a life as best I can that is both elegant and grounded. Stunning, and real. Doing my best to honor the lessons I’ve learned from being a survivor in a world that wants me to forget how magical life really is.

I've survived heartbreak, healing, eating disorders, and my own fears and insecurities — and I've found that the most beautiful things often grow from broken places.

This is a space for anyone who craves a life that’s both luminous and real — where beauty and meaning meet, and small moments that hold big meaning.