My life journey has been both highly challenging and deeply rewarding—and the combination of those two forces has shaped everything I bring to my work.

As a little person standing 3’8″, I grew up navigating ridicule, exclusion, and discouragement. For many years, I allowed the way others saw me to define how I saw myself. Despite pursuing many interests, careers, and adventures, I found myself caught in a downward spiral. Eventually, things became so difficult that I questioned whether I could continue.

Then, in my mid-30s, everything shifted.

Through deep personal growth and self-discovery, I learned that while my outer circumstances could not be changed, my inner experience could. As I broke free from defining myself by limitation, I discovered an innate wellspring of strength, resilience, confidence, clarity and compassion—what I now call inner bigness.

That transformation changed the course of my life and ultimately led me to become a psychotherapist—and later, a professional speaker.

For more than two decades, I have spoken to audiences across the country, authored multiple books, and now host the From Adversity to Awakening podcast, where I explore the human capacity for growth, resilience, and transformation.

My central message is simple: our lives are shaped less by our circumstances than by our ability to access the strength, courage, and optimism that reside within us—the very qualities that give rise to inner bigness.

Through practical insight, storytelling, humor, and the powerful juxtaposition of my outer smallness and inner bigness, I inspire audiences to see beyond limitation, connect with their innate resilience, strengthen their confidence, and bring more of their best selves to their work, leadership, and lives.

Ultimately, my work is about helping people walk taller from the inside out—so they can contribute, lead, and live with greater courage, impact, purpose and fulfillment.