Making JGB
Healing. Systems. Conscious Leadership.
I document my journey of healing from trauma and navigating life as an AuDHD human while building a body of work focused on creating more supportive environments for transformation, leadership, and collective change.
This project is both a personal exploration and a public record of what it looks like to reclaim agency, rebuild identity, and step into leadership after years of navigating trauma, neurodivergence, and systemic misalignment.
Through this work I partner with retreat leaders, healing practitioners, and thought leaders to design operational systems that support trauma-informed and neurodiversity-aware spaces.
MY STORY
For most of my life I did not understand that I was neurodivergent. I simply knew that the world seemed to function according to rules that my brain and nervous system struggled to follow. Like many neurodivergent people, I spent years trying to push myself to fit into systems that were not designed for how my mind and body actually worked.
Eventually that pressure caught up with me. After years of pushing through burnout and instability, I reached a point where I knew something in my life had to fundamentally change. I packed my life into a suitcase, moved to Thailand, and committed to rebuilding from the ground up. That decision marked the beginning of a much deeper healing journey.
Over the years that followed, I explored trauma recovery, nervous system regulation, and spiritual practice while traveling and working around the world. These experiences helped me understand both the resilience of the human system and the importance of environments that truly support healing.
Along the way I encountered many well-intentioned healing spaces that were not trauma-informed or aware of neurodivergent needs. Those experiences revealed an important gap: many people seeking healing are highly sensitive or neurodivergent, yet the spaces designed to support them are not always equipped to meet those needs safely.
I now live in Bali, where I have created a stable and supportive routine that allows me to thrive rather than simply survive. From that foundation, I am building a body of work that combines my professional background, lived experience, and years of personal transformation.
My mission is to help create environments where sensitive and neurodivergent people can heal, contribute, and lead without having to fight against systems that were never designed for them in the first place.
WHY THIS WORK MATTERS
I believe many of the most perceptive, creative, and emotionally intelligent people in the world are neurodivergent. Yet many of them carry deep trauma from growing up in environments that did not understand how their nervous systems worked.
As a result, extraordinary thinkers and feelers often withdraw from leadership or from participating fully in the world.
At the same time, many healing spaces and transformational environments are beginning to adopt trauma-informed language, but far fewer have structures that also support neurodivergent participants.
Without thoughtful design, retreat spaces, coaching programs, and transformational containers can unintentionally overwhelm or exclude the very people they are trying to support.
This is where I now focus my work.
I believe the world needs more neurodivergent leaders, and part of making that possible is designing spaces where healing, participation, and leadership can emerge safely for different kinds of nervous systems.
MY WORK
Today I work as an Operations Partner and Systems Architect.
I partner with retreat leaders, healing practitioners, and conscious organizations to design the operational systems that allow their work to run smoothly while supporting trauma-informed and neurodiversity-aware spaces.
This work often includes:
– mapping operational workflows
– designing participant journeys from inquiry to integration
– creating screening and onboarding systems
– organizing logistics
– documenting standard operating procedures
– improving communication systems for teams and participants
– helping organizations hire and train operational support
My goal is to transform scattered or founder-dependent operations into clear systems that support both the team and the people they serve.
MY MISSION
I believe we are moving toward a world that requires new kinds of leadership.
Leadership that values nervous system awareness, emotional intelligence, and inclusive environments where different kinds of minds can thrive.
My work focuses on helping build the systems that make those environments possible.
If you are leading transformational work and looking for support in building systems that make your organization more sustainable, organized, and inclusive, you can learn more about working together below.