Welcome to my world of Big Feelings

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As a neurodivergent, queer woman with c-ptsd who lives much of my life outside the margins of normativity (hello, non-monogamy, relationship anarchy, and s-x positivity), I feel incredibly strongly about making space for the authenticity of people's lived experiences and emotions.

I always bring warmth, care, curiosity, kindness, and enthusiasm.

One of my closest friends nicknamed me ‘firefly’ twenty years ago.

Lighting up other people is what brings me joy.

I’ve always loved helping people and making space for their experience and emotions.

After 15 years working in scripted TV comedy and drama, and working hand in hand with writers and performers to make their vision a reality, I offered to support a friend with a big project of hers.

It wasn’t about editorial support or advice - it was about cheerleading, accountability, support, and creating a safe space to talk about the journey of making something big happen from start to finish.

After our first hour together, I knew I wanted to keep working as a coach.

As a neurodivergent human myself, I know what it’s like to have all these ideas and all this energy and still finding myself stumbling without the right support.

I love working with people with big feelings, busy brains, and big ambitions, and supporting them to connect to their creativity, their purpose, and to themselves. I believe they are the change we need in this mad world.

In addition to graduating from the Peter Stark Producing Program at USC in TV and Motion Picture Producing in 2011, I have since trained as a coach and gained certifications in Life Coaching, Transformational Coaching, ADHD Coaching, and Trauma-Informed Coaching.

I am currently working towards gaining accreditation with the Association for Coaching, and I am continually learning and growing my experience, my knowledge and my abilities.

My own creative practice

Hi! You’re still reading, which makes me happy because I love curiosity and I’m all about diving deep!

Here’s a little bit more about my own creative practice, so you get to know me more and the kind of things I make alongside my editorial and coaching work…

I’m a writer, a poet, a burlesque performer, a zine editor… and I hope to add more forms of creativity to the list in the future 💜

Woman in a black dress with pink and white flowers standing in front of a colorful wall of book spines at a book event. The book titles include 'YALIG', 'LIQUID LOVE', 'GREED', and 'FANGIRL'.
A woman with curly dark hair, glasses, and a purple cardigan sitting at a table, holding a booklet titled 'The Small Zine of' with a wide smile. The table has colorful markers and scissors, and the background is a plain wall.

I make things the only way I know how: with my whole heart.

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Some of my work:

  • Pink and orange abstract background with drawings of hearts, birds, broken chains, and tic-tac-toe, featuring text that reads "Big Feelings Club, Line #1, A Non-Monogamy Community."

    Front cover of the Big Feelings ENM zine which I designed and edited. It features submissions from the community as well as some of my own poetry..

  • A handwritten study page with various doodles and notes on the topic of procrastination and time management. It features a drawing of a black box with the word 'PANT', the word 'Shame' written repeatedly, a pink box with the word 'rage', a diagram of people with the word 'LONE' in the middle, a timeline with 'present' and 'future' labeled, and handwritten notes about doing tasks repeatedly and gaining strength.

    Some illustrations on my experience of c-ptsd. This is a rough first draft,which I’ll use as the jumping off point for my ‘Little Book of Feelings’ zine series.

  • Illustration of nine watercolor style ocean waves with words overlaid in light gray and blue fonts. The phrases read 'a heart like the ocean' in a decorative manner, with each word or phrase placed over a wave.

    A page of the Big Feelings ENM zine. The ocean in a shape of a heart is a reccurring motif for me, inspired by the caption of one of my favourite comic.

  • A woman standing in front of a bar, wearing a floral kimono-style robe, high-heeled sandals, and a bow in her curly hair, with her eyes closed and her hand near her mouth.

    On stage performing burlesque. Here’s a snapshot of my burlesque act about fat shaming.

  • Poem titled 'Homecoming' expressing the speaker's emotional journey of love, self-awareness, and desire to protect and reconnect with their younger self.

    Part of a poem I wrote about shadow work healing. This is a love letter to my 12 year old self.

  • A handwritten note on white paper with pink hearts and a purple border. The note reads: "I am not here because of the pain. I am here in spite of it."

    An impromptu little illustration. This was actually a caption I wrote for a close friends story on my instagram, and then my heart felt called to make this.

  • A colorful, watercolor-style background with pink, purple, and yellow abstract shapes and flowers. Overlaid is a heartfelt quote about vulnerability and unspoken needs, attributed to Laurie, with some decorative elements like a red heart and small purple flowers.

    Some poetry from the Big Feelings ENM zine.

  • A poetic text titled "A magnetic forcefield" discussing human curiosity, understanding, and longing for connection, with sentiments about curiosity, emotion, and unspoken stories.

    Poetry about desire. Does this one need a caption?

Some videos of my mini zines as works in progress: