I know this terrain
from the inside.
For more than two decades, I've worked at the intersection of climate, food systems, regenerative agriculture, and justice—from Indigenous communities in Guatemala to international leadership roles across global nonprofits.
I first came to Guatemala as a Peace Corps volunteer and eventually made it my home. Living and working in a Maya Q'eqchi' community has profoundly shaped how I understand relationship, reciprocity, belonging, and change, and what it takes to sustain meaningful work over time. Those experiences have led me back to the same question again and again:
How do we continue doing meaningful work without losing ourselves in the process?
It's a question I've carried throughout my career, one that has become increasingly urgent as I've watched deeply committed people shoulder extraordinary responsibility in a rapidly changing world.
It's the question at the heart of Resilience Rising.
This work is rooted in the belief that resilience is not about pushing harder or enduring more. It’s about staying connected to what matters, to one another, and to the living systems that sustain us. It’s about creating the conditions for reflection, honesty, rest, and reconnection in the midst of urgency.
My approach draws from living systems thinking, conflict transformation, and somatic and reflective practices. But more than anything, it is shaped by years of walking alongside people doing difficult and deeply meaningful work—people striving to lead, serve, build, and care for others while navigating the complexities of a world in transition.
Resilience Rising exists to tend the fire within. I support people in recovering and sustaining their energy, clarity, and joy so their work can remain life-giving over the long arc of change.
Lasting systems change requires people who are not only committed, but resourced.
Not only resilient, but alive.
Caring for ourselves and one another is not separate from healing the world.
It is part of the foundation for it.
My coaching philosophy
My work is grounded in regeneration, systems thinking, and the belief that the way we live and lead shapes the world around us.
I’m interested in what it takes to stay human while doing difficult work over long periods of time, and how that work affects us emotionally, relationally, physically, and professionally.
Instead of focusing solely on performance or outcomes, I ask how you want to show up in the world, what you are here to tend, and what it means to lead in ways that embrace the wholeness of your life. This work creates space to slow down, listen, and reconnect with what matters most. It's not about fixing you or optimizing your work. It is about remembering why you came to this work, reconnecting to yourself, and strengthening your inner capacities that allow you, and the movements you care about, to thrive over time.
