I come to peer support with a long history of lived experience. I’ve navigated multiple traumas, beginning in childhood and continuing into young adulthood. For a long time, I believed I had made it through the worst of it. But when I spent 13 months in a wheelchair, everything resurfaced in ways I didn’t expect. No one tells you that trauma can be cyclical — that it can return when life becomes overwhelming or when your body goes through something destabilizing. Those experiences shape the way I show up in community. I understand what it’s like to feel unsteady, to rebuild, to navigate anxiety, dissociation, pain, mobility challenges, and the long tail of trauma. I also understand what it means to keep going, to learn from others, and to find connection in places where it feels safe to be fully human. I’m here because I want to learn from people walking their own paths, and because I hope to offer something meaningful in return. As a Certified Peer Specialist, I focus on creating spaces that are gentle, predictable, and grounded in autonomy — places where people can show up exactly as they are.