About Me
From Dutiful Daughter to Cultural Bridge
I’m the child of Greek immigrants, raised in the US, fluent in code-switching before I had a name for it. I’ve lived across three continents and six countries. I’ve been translating between worlds my entire life.
I was a good daughter, a good student, and a committed educator, but stretched too thin by living in a way that didn’t suit my body, mind, or emotional reality. At 29 I said goodbye to the life I knew to discover who I could become outside of the comfort of my home, upbringing, and familiar structures.
What I’ve Learned & How I Apply It
I have learned how to balance communal and individualistic cultures by living between them. I have built a life with a partner from a different country, navigated chronic illness across healthcare systems, advocated for myself when dismissed, and maintained boundaries through crisis and transition. I guide people through these same in-between spaces of culture, neurotype, and health, because this was the guidance I needed but couldn’t find.
I draw on this lived experience alongside my educational and mentoring backgrounds to design systems that work with neurodivergent brains and communicate across cultural frameworks.
My work sits at the intersections of myth, identity, and the body, and has its roots in my own reclamation. Reconnecting with Greek cultural tradition is central to my own healing. I write about finding the threads that connect Modern Greek experience to the ancient world through the lens of a woman with late-diagnosed ADHD, surgical menopause, and continuing chronic illness. The wisdom was always already there, embedded in the culture, waiting to be remembered.
I call this Hellenic Embodied Practice. It draws on the traditions of the Eastern Mediterranean from antiquity into the modern era; a living inheritance open to anyone who is ready.
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My Professional Foundation
As an ESL and academic skills instructor, I’ve worked with students from dozens of countries across three continents, supporting them in unfamiliar academic and professional environments.
My work in education and my ICF-accredited coaching training allow me to adapt communication styles, create psychologically safe spaces, and support sustainable growth. I don’t offer quick fixes. I offer clarity, orientation, and a grounded sense of being understood.
Education & Training
- Vocational Coaching Diploma, The International Coach Academy, 2026
- Master’s of Arts in Linguistics & Teaching English as a Second Language, California State University, Northridge, 2011
- Bachelor’s degree in Classical Literature, The University of California, Santa Cruz, 2008
Currently completing: PESI UK ADHD Clinical Services Provider (ADHD-CCSP) Online Course
