I was raised in a tiny log cabin in the middle of nowhere Quebec, and when I was 7, my parents divorced. My father struggled with mental illness and was unable to be a part of my life. My mother travelled to work as an airline stewardess to support us. Joy was hard to come by.

I was attracted to environments, people, and roles that ensured I stayed in that state. I met mentors and role models (whom I desperately needed from a young man's perspective) who were reactive men who pushed themselves daily to ensure they were numb and exhausted. So, I lived by what I saw. I usually worked 16 hours a day, 6 days a week, pushing my body to the limits and avoiding anything uncomfortable on days off.

As an entrepreneur for over a decade, I was responsible for over 140 employees, was consumed by spreadsheets, managed complicated partnerships, was chained to email, and dealt with tricky contract negotiations. I thought if I got "X", I would be happy.

​I started and sold multiple successful businesses, travelled the world, and grew a wonderful family, but I still felt empty at the end of the day. I had a wildly successful career, was a local celebrity, and was well-regarded. On the outside looking in, it was easy to glorify. 

During that time, I attended a talk about resilience and success. I approached the organizer to speak at the next event. Over a month, I wrote my speech and rehearsed it for the first time out loud in my car between meetings. As I read the cue cards, I began to vividly recall early childhood memories, and I couldn’t make it past the first event in my life without minimizing or justifying that it was normal. In that moment, I could feel the confusion I experienced as a young child. The fear, the loneliness, the overwhelm, all of the pain that I never acknowledged before came out in one punch.

As I unravelled the chaos of my younger years, I found my personal board of directors, who rooted for me and held me accountable without shame or judgment. I knew there was no chance I was alone in carrying hidden burdens while maintaining the facade that everything was OK. So, I sold my other businesses and put my efforts into helping others lead themselves. I became a certified Internal Family Systems (IFS) practitioner, providing coaching to those suffering the same way I once did.

All humans are an intricate mosaic of multiple parts. Imagine a living room where all different versions of yourself live, each representing a different desire, need, and role. It is natural to allow whatever part is most present at any given time to influence your daily decisions.

​I work with you to help you access a deeper understanding of yourself by developing a relationship with every version of yourself. Using IFS, transformative breathwork, and meditative practices, I help you find your place of confidence within the collaboration of all the parts of us that are just trying to help us cope. You will get the tools to make decisions from a place of clarity versus reacting from a place of survival.