My journey toward wellness began in 2006, after years of difficult experiences within the psychiatric system and a brief involvement with the juvenile justice system. I reached a point where I needed to reconnect with myself and redefine what health and wellness meant to me. Over the past 20 years, psychotherapy, peer support, and personal growth have shaped my journey, including 12 years working in the mental health and substance use sector. Through my connection to the ex-patient/consumer-survivor movement, I also became a Certified Personal Medicine Coach. I believe medicine is not only something we take. It can also be the relationships, practices, and things we do that activate our own capacity for healing. Personal Medicine creates space for people to define wellness for themselves, reclaim their voice, and honour their expertise in their own lives. If you believe in mutuality, collaboration, shared learning, and the right to self-determination, I'd love to connect.