about
A writer, creator, and guide for growth
Lea believes that self-leadership is a courageous act of liberation—one that empowers us to embody our purpose and transform the spaces we touch.
Her life has taken her across countries, cultures, and careers. Through it all, she’s followed a path of learning, connection, and transformation. She finds that work—and life—isn’t about having all the answers. It’s about listening closely, showing up fully, and allowing ourselves to evolve.
Lea holds a degree in Professional Writing and an interdisciplinary Masters in Humanities she designed herself—blending language, art, and curiosity into one. She trained as a Somatic Coach and Bodyworker at the Strozzi Institute, where she learned to follow the body's guidance as a compass.
Currents
A body of work is shaped over time.
These experiences inform the way Lea moves, guides, and makes contact.
If you're curious, you're welcome to explore the undercurrents of the work.
My mom was a pioneer in her field—one of the first Pediatric Nurse Practitioners in the country. She later earned a second master’s degree in Mental Health Care and integrated holistic approaches into her practice, long before they were widely embraced in medicine.
She brought therapeutic touch to her practice, taught Lamaze classes in our home, and ran a child care consultancy, with the motto: From a Tiny Acorn Rises the Mighty Oak. I carry her legacy forward, helping people root deeply and reach their greatest heights.
As a young athlete, I pushed my body to perform. Discovering meditation, yoga, and dance in my early 20s changed everything—I learned to listen to my body and move in ways that felt good.
I began leading a movement practice, blending the inner eye of yoga, deep listening of meditation, and joy of dance. I was unaware of anyone else practicing conscious movement, but later discovered and trained with many master movers.
I experienced the tremendous healing power of practicing movement in community at Unwind & Grind on Friday nights with April Axé Charmaine. This container invited sensual expression in a safe, liberating space.
After classes, we would linger as a group to enjoy potluck, connection and the afterglow, which we called the Kiss of Sol Vida—named for Axé’s company, Sol Vida.
My first company was Indiepreneur Power. As a Founder, I was hiding online behind an adorable icon that I called The Thunderclap Kid. A pair of business coaches challenged me to become a personality brand.
To show up as a public presence, I worked in depth with a Life Coach—I was terrified of being seen! My work, which once centered on branding entrepreneurs, shifted into coaching people to show up for Calling.
In my early work as a Calling Coach, I found that people, myself included, were getting stuck. We might desire transformation, but the body perceives change as a threat. In order to transform long held patterns, we need to bring in the body.
Training as a Somatic Coach and Bodyworker at the Strozzi Institute gave me a practical framework and repertoire of embodied practices and processes to support profound, lasting change.
Into the Unknown
Again and again,
we meet our edge.
We are moved. Stirred. Restless.
Outgrowing old skin,
stretching
toward a new shape—
a bold new way of being.
Some are eager to flow,
ready to grow,
to leap without a look.
Others pause
to peer over the edge.
All of us are daring.
For eventually,
we fall—freely—
into the open unknown:
unformed, unshaped,
unbound, uncomfortable.
This is the opening.
This is the dare—
to let go.
To trust.
Please trust
the aliveness moving through you.
And let go, let go.
To hold on
will only slow you down.
It will wear you down.
What is it you’re longing for,
daring one?
What whispers from within?
Let that feeling guide you.
Let your calling lead you
home.
Again and again,
we meet our edge.
We are moved. Stirred. Restless.
Outgrowing old skin,
stretching
toward a new shape—
a bold new way of being.
Some are eager to flow,
ready to grow,
to leap without a look.
Others pause
to peer over the edge.
All of us are daring.
For eventually,
we fall—freely—
into the open unknown:
unformed, unshaped,
unbound, uncomfortable.
This is the opening.
This is the dare—
to let go.
To trust.
Please trust
the aliveness moving through you.
And let go, let go.
To hold on
will only slow you down.
It will wear you down.
What is it you’re longing for,
daring one?
What whispers from within?
Let that feeling guide you.
Let your calling lead you
home.
