Pay It Forward begins with gratitude.

So much has been graciously given to me along my own journey: people who walked beside me, tools that helped me heal, opportunities that helped me grow, and kindness that, in many ways, changed my life.

My hope is simply to pay forward some of what has been so beautifully given to me.

Through Living My Now, we walk alongside vulnerable and marginalized communities here in the United States and beyond, creating access to support that may otherwise be out of reach.

Our Pay It Forward work may include Somatic Clarity and nervous-system education, coaching, Brainspotting, mindful processing, expressive art, individual support, and group experiences. Sometimes it’s a conversation or a safe place to pause. Sometimes it’s a journal, art supplies, or a blank page that gives someone a way to express what they haven’t yet found words for.

For some, difficult circumstances have been part of life for so long that they have simply become normal. Having a place to slow down, understand what the body may still be carrying, express what words cannot, and feel supported can open the door to something different.

And we believe in supporting not only individuals, but the communities around them, because healing doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Connection matters. Belonging matters. Being seen matters.

It is in these moments that I’m reminded:

Sometimes it isn’t about giving someone a second chance. Sometimes it’s about helping create space for a first one.

Right now, our hearts and efforts are especially focused on communities in Colombia affected by the recent earthquake, offering individual and community support as people begin finding their way forward.

Every contribution made to Pay It Forward, along with all contributions from our Slow Drawing Circle, goes directly toward these efforts. We will always do our best to keep you connected and informed about where your contributions are going and the people and communities they are helping us walk alongside.

We may not be able to do everything, but we can offer what we can. And every offering creates a ripple. One person feels supported. A family feels it. A community feels it. And we may never fully know how far that ripple will travel.

For me, Pay It Forward is gratitude in motion: taking some of what has helped me heal, grow, and change my own life and gently placing it into someone else’s hands.

From my heart, and from the hearts of those we are honored to walk alongside, thank you for being part of that ripple.