Throughout my life, I’ve always understood that true wellness is more than physical and mental health—it’s the harmonious integration of mind, body, and spirit.

Starting back in 2009, as Miss Graham County, my platform was “Amazing You: Inside and Out.” I taught, spoke, and empowered others to embody health and wellness in all aspects of life, a mission that deeply resonated with me.

In 2019, I chose to leave the comfort of everything I knew. I was hungry for expansion within myself, craving something more than the routine of my life as a charge nurse, trauma nurse, and the familiarity of family. Becoming a travel nurse felt like the next step in my journey, but I didn’t realize how much it would truly change me. Alone in California, just days after my birthday in December, life turned on its head, dismantling everything I had once known about myself and forcing me to question everything I had taken for granted.

When 2020 came, the world shifted with the pandemic, and I returned to Arizona. But I wasn’t the same—and I knew I never would be. The experiences I had, the isolation I felt, and the emotional weight left me feeling broken. One day, I stood in front of my bathroom mirror, tears streaming down my face, whispering to myself, “I don’t even know who I am anymore.” All the titles that once defined me—wife, daughter, sister, nurse—felt irrelevant, as if they had been stripped away.

And then came the question that haunted me: “If I am no longer any of these things, then who am I?”

I sat with that question for longer than I would like to admit—close to a year and a half. My healing was not quick, nor was it easy. It was raw, painful, and often lonely. I want people to know that healing isn’t immediate. It’s messy, it’s uncomfortable, and sometimes it feels like you’ll never find your way through. But it’s also where transformation begins.

Finally in April 2021, after sitting with the weight of that question, I made a powerful choice: If I am nothing, then I have infinite possibilities to decide who I want to be. That realization became a turning point in my life and I launched into my personal project I called- “Project Unbecoming” where I chose to “un-become” all the parts of me that were no longer serving me so that I could become the best version of me.

I tried on many hats during that time—even skydiving. While skydiving itself didn’t stick, the culture surrounding it resonated deeply. The “f*ck it, send it” mentality—taking a leap of faith without knowing exactly how it will end—became a guiding philosophy for my life. It was from this bold, trusting mindset that Full Zen was born.

Full Zen is my daily reminder to live courageously, authentically, and in harmony. To take the leap, even when I don’t know where it will lead.

In 2022, after going back to school and focusing my education around holistic nursing, one thought kept echoing in my mind: I want to meditate with people and help them heal. I remembered the times in my own journey when I felt utterly alone, trapped in a deep depression with no one to turn to. That memory became my motivation to create a space where others could feel seen, heard, and empowered to live their own Full Zen life.

Since then, I’ve dedicated myself to expanding the ways I connect with and support people on their healing journeys. Drawing from over a decade of nursing, my certification as a personal trainer, and my work as a psychedelic somatic facilitator, I now guide others through ketamine-assisted healing ceremonies, integration coaching, and holistic wellness coaching. I’ve been fortunate to learn from and work alongside incredible healers, including local and international medicine women and shamans, whose teachings have deeply shaped my approach.