How Meditation Helped Me Reclaim My Life—and Why I Teach It Today

Throughout my career, I’ve faced my fair share of challenges—whether as a bedside nurse caring for patients in the ICU or Emergency Room, a healthcare executive making decisions that impacted millions of lives, or now as an entrepreneur helping individuals and organizations thrive through the lens of health and wellness. One constant across every chapter? Stress.

Learning to meditate—and truly integrating it into the fabric of my life—literally saved it.
At one point, my blood pressure was dangerously high. I was close to 300 pounds. My tolerance for stress was nonexistent, straining the relationships I held dearest. The noise—mental, emotional, and environmental—was relentless.

Meditation taught me how to live with uncomfortable silence. It helped me reduce the constant internal chatter and tune in to what really mattered. I learned to pause before speaking, to hear my own voice, and to make decisions that were thoughtful, not reactive. I discovered the power of saying no—so I could fully say yes to what truly mattered.

Meditation isn’t about silencing all the noise—it’s about noticing it, anchoring yourself (often through something as simple as your breath), and creating enough space to respond rather than react. I learned to recognize discomfort and understand the why behind it.

This practice gave me the tools to say, “I need a moment,” to really listen to others instead of mentally crafting a response, and to stop carrying the weight of every stressor through my day, week, or life.

Today, teaching meditation and the science behind it is one of my greatest joys. Helping people is my core value—my north star—and meditation is one of the most powerful tools I know to support healing, resilience, and transformation.