About me.
I am a storyteller. I forged a rewarding 20-year career in arts marketing and communications in the crucible of live theatre and I am excited to bring my experiences of the transformative power of collective storytelling to help you discover the agency and power I believe you have within yourself.
I am a mother to neurodiverse teenagers, caregiver to a parent with advanced dementia, social justice advocate, intersectional feminist and firmly in midlife; I am a work in progress.
The mountains and water have long been sources of healing and inspiration for me, but after a hiking accident that nearly took my life and left me with a paralyzed hand, I am rebuilding much of who I am. I pivoted my graduate studies research from ecopsychology (the connection between biophilia and our mental health) to study resilience, personal narrative, and chronic pain. I have fought my way through the worlds of acute, traumatic, transitional and chronic pain. And like you, I am still here.
So when my head isn’t buried in a book or a research study, and my hands aren’t caring for someone or holding a protest sign, my soul will be in the woods, on the water, and up some rock. I can’t wait to meet you.
Cheers,
Jo