I spent years in those gears — the ones built by paralyzing perfectionism and a culture that treats burnout like a badge.

So I white-knuckled it. From the outside I was doing great. I performed. I drove results. I was a “boss babe” (ew).

But inside, I felt hollow. I figured everyone else had a setting I’d been born without.

It wasn’t until my late 30s for anyone to name what was underneath: decades-long undiagnosed ADHD.

After thirty-something years of the biggest hater living in my head, it was a combination of things that lifted the fog. Therapy. Meditation. Movement. Tarot — used as a mirror not a crystal ball — a way to tune in and ask myself the right questions. I was listening for the voice that had been buried under the noise for years.

Cannabis was that sleeper piece (literally). It helped me deepen my connection to the voice and function from a grounded place. For the first time in my life, I was able to hear her without the static. And she told me to start a wellness brand starring cannabis, so here we are.

I find purpose in putting the things I need out into the world for others who might need them too. Thank you for hearing my story. I’m glad you’re here.

Okay, pardon me while I climb up on my tiny soapbox for a second...

I’m a believer that change starts in the mirror — with you getting right with you. When you’re right with you, you grow your capacity to extend grace to others. You give off something different. People can feel it.

When the energy you’re projecting is positive, you receive more positive feedback from your environment.

When it’s negative, the ripple moves in that direction — “hurt people hurt people” — until it lands on someone with a higher capacity to give grace. That’s when the energy shifts back toward the positive.

Collectively, the more we can get right with ourselves, the better we can be to each other.

Together, we propel the energy toward the positive. It takes all of us. This is The Collaborative.