I'm a professional writer turned massage therapist in Burlington, Vermont—right on Lake Champlain and just outside of the Green Mountains.
When I'm not massaging, I spend my time playing in nature:
• Bikes: Mountain biking and gravel rides. I recently rode a bike across New Zealand!
• Hikes: Simple hikes with good friends are best. But I've also trekked Kilimanjaro and climbed Mt. Baker.
• Soccer: I played in college and still play in weekly leagues. No plans to hang up the boots anytime soon.
Mostly I like walking with my dog Pippa, moving around outside, and reveling around campfires with friends.
Other facts about me:
• I gave a TEDx talk on how to become more adventurous—without feeling like you need to jet across the world.
• I grew up near the beach in New Jersey, studied in Barcelona and Shanghai, worked in New York City, and lived in Colorado and Vermont.
• Aside from climate, I'm really into mental health—all facets, but I'm currently most interested in the new research around psychedelic-assisted therapy.
• I eat plant-based. I walk and bike more than I drive. I live a modest lifestyle and spend a good amount of time reading and strumming the guitar. I try to tread lightly on this beautiful planet we have.
• My big plan for 2024? A long backpacking trip in Patagonia.
On the side of massage, I run Universal Dialect, a social mission project.
We organize adventure trips. We're invited into communities to gift soccer balls and play pickup with locals in developing nations—Costa Rica, Tanzania, Guatemala, and Peru are a few of our most recent trips.
Yes: Black coffee, Green New Deal, dogs, guitar, plants, stories around a bonfire, psychedelic science, spontaneous pickup soccer, nutrition, journaling. Favorite podcast: Rich Roll. Favorite book: The Overstory. Favorite band: The Backseat Lovers.
No: American sports, Netflix (mostly), being indoors for too long, email inbox, single-use anything, Joe Manchin.