I've been writing since I was a child. Alongside two professional degrees (a BA and an MFA in creative writing), I've spent years helping people—novelists, therapists, environmental scholars, coaches—better tell their story and bring their project to completion.

My own journey to more deeply understand the creative process as a student and a teacher has taken me from the nonprofit world, through academia, and beyond. I hold a Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Washington University in St. Louis and a BA with honors in Creative Writing from Carnegie Mellon University, where I was selected to be the Student Commencement Speaker.

I believe that everyone is created 'creative'—we are all born with an innate creativity that is our birthright. Throughout our lives, this creativity can become blocked or stifled by various forces, including our own inner critics.

My work is about helping you reclaim that birthright, silence the inner critic, and express your unique voice through writing. When we tap into our authentic creativity, the result isn't just better writing—it's a more aligned and purposeful life.

I’ve facilitated countless workshops and classes for students of all ages, at Washington University in St. Louis, Jewish Vocational Service, the Yiddish Book Center, and the Negev Writers Retreat, among others. I’m the author of a collection of poems, Ritual in Blue (Sutra Press), and my work has been published in The McNeese Review, Neutral Spaces, Oakland Review, and elsewhere.

I believe that everyone is both a learner and a mentor, and that we each have deep wisdom ready to be brought into the world. I’m so excited to guide you on your own journey through the creative process, helping you shape the art, project, initiative, or yet-to-be-named-thing you yearn to bring into the world.