More About Me
How My Past Shaped the Work I Do
We do not always recognize how difficult experiences are shaping us while we are living through them. For me, organizing and caring for my surroundings began as a way to create stability when much of life felt uncertain. Over time, that coping strategy became one of my greatest strengths. My past also gave me a deep reserve of empathy for people who feel overwhelmed, ashamed, or disconnected from their homes. I share this part of my story not because it is easy, but because the compassion it created matters more than the shame that once surrounded it.
I grew up in a home shaped by instability and neglect. Programs created to support children in need, along with the public-school system, helped save my life, and I remain deeply grateful for them. As a child, I could not change the larger circumstances around me, but I could take control of something small and create visible change.
I kept my room neat and clean. In cupboards and closets throughout our neglected home, I found discarded, dust-covered objects and restored them with care. Reclaiming their beauty and usefulness became a way of imagining that damaged or forgotten things could still have value. By caring for them, I was also learning to care for something good within myself. In that small practice, I found meaning, hope, and the beginnings of a better future.
Today I feel like old bone china collecting dust, beautiful, but useless. I've been here so long, unrealized. People simply pass by, admiring through the glass... But they don’t touch me, they don't need me. What good am I when I serve no one? By Andrea Lee
What I Can Do for You
I value simplicity. The idea that less is more applies not only to our material possessions, but also to our mental and emotional well-being. Letting go can create freedom, space, and new possibilities. My own path through change has taught me to recognize opportunities for positive transformation and to understand how deeply loss can affect our relationship with belongings. When parting with something feels painful, avoidance may offer temporary relief, but it can also reinforce anxiety and make change more difficult over time.
Our complex relationship with possessions begins early and evolves throughout our lives. What we own can carry both literal and emotional weight, connecting us to memories, identities, relationships, and earlier versions of ourselves. When we fully absorb the lessons and experiences of our lives, we may feel less need to cling to every material reminders.. We become the material; the experience remains alive within us, not only in our belongings.
Building the ability to sort, choose, and let go can strengthen our resilience during times of change. This process may become more complicated later in life, as possessions accumulate meaning and decisions about them become increasingly tied to identity, memory, and transition. My goal is to support people who are ready for change and to leave every space I touch better than I found it.
Carl Jung saw the spaces we create as expressions of our inner lives. You deserve a home that supports you and feels good to live in. I bring careful attention to detail, a strong sense of design, and more than 20 years of experience helping people create meaningful change. If you feel overwhelmed by your belongings and are ready for a more functional, comfortable space, I would be honored to help.