Hands to Heart
Therapy
In North Vancouver or Virtually In British Columbia
In North Vancouver or Virtually In British Columbia
Hands to Heart Therapy
Heart and Mind
Insights, Lived Experience
and Research
A place to pause, reflect, and learn.
Sometimes, finding the right words for what we’re experiencing is the hardest part. Through my counselling articles, interviews, and conversations, I explore the questions that often sit beneath the surface
Here you’ll find personal and professional evidence-informed perspectives on counselling and emotional wellbeing, alongside interviews and features where I share my experience and
insights as a counsellor.
I Invite you to take
a look around. My hope is that you can find something supportive or informative.
Open Hearted: A podcast about Organ Donation and Recipients
I also created Open Hearted, a podcast about living beyond medical trauma with vitality and resilience. Through honest conversations and personal storytelling, me and my guests explore what it means to live with congenital heart disease, experience loss, navigate grief, and find moments of joy and connection along the way. The podcast grew from my own heart journey and the powerful relationships she has formed with others who share similar experiences.
At the heart of the podcast is a simple but powerful message: we are not alone in what we carry. I use storytelling to bring visibility to the emotional realities that can accompany lifelong heart conditions and medical experiences, while celebrating the strength, friendship, humour, and hope that can emerge.
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Children's Heart Network
Children’s Heart Network is a community dedicated to supporting children and families living with congenital heart disease. Through connection, education, advocacy, and peer support, the organization helps families navigate the unique challenges that come with a child’s heart journey. In the Summer 2025 newsletter, I shared my own perspective and experience, offering an honest and personal look at life with congenital heart disease and the importance of community and support along the way.
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Blogs about Medical Anxiety and Living with CHD
I created this blog as a place to share my experiences, reflections, and insights around congenital heart disease, medical trauma, health anxiety, grief, and resilience. As both a counsellor and someone with lived experience, I understand how deeply medical experiences can shape the way we see ourselves and the world around us.
Through my writing, I hope to put words to some of the experiences that can be difficult to talk about and create a sense of connection for others who may be walking a similar path. My hope is that you find something here that helps you feel understood, supported, or simply a little less alone.
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Wide Open Heart- A Somatic Podcast
Wide Open Heart is a podcast I created bringing compassionate and honest conversations to the lived experience of congenital heart disease, medical journeys, loss, grief, and resilience. Through storytelling and meaningful conversations, I creates space for people to share the experiences that are often difficult to put into words.
COMING SOON
1% Heart
I had the opportunity for a heart to heart conversation on The 1% Heart podcast hosted by Drezden Plotkin
He, like me, was born with multiple heart defects, and now he explores the complexities of cardiac care and the significant gaps in the healthcare system that many patients still face today. We talked about mental health and the unique impacts of medical trauma.
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