Simply Bare is a place and community where I share my passions in the realms of mindfulness, mental health, slow seasonal living, and wellness. My goal is to give you tools and inspiration for you to live a life in deeper communion with yourself, nature, and those around you.

I started Simply Bare as a place to share my brightest moments and my most challenging moments. To let the vulnerability of being human be seen, helping others know they are not alone.

My journey to arriving at this moment has been one of great exploration and change. I grew up in a suburb in Ohio, I was a sensitive, fiery and passionate child who was unlike the rest of the family. An outspoken and emotional being. I was diagnosed at a very young age with dyslexia which made me feel even more different and alone. I always sought different ways to express what I saw in my mind than writing because it was challenging for me. It allowed me to find my own forms of creative expression in dance, art and escape into my imagination.

My unique take on life led me to art school for college in Chicago where I quickly realized the medium of my greatest expression was fashion. I was all consumed by this pursuit in life and it led me to create a life in New York City as a fashion stylist. Yet as my dreams and goals for the future started to be realized I realized how much I was struggling. How much I felt I did not belong, how it was not my place in the world and that I wanted to be contributing more to this life. A contribution that was positively impacting the earth.

From that moment my life started to truly unfold with three of the most pivotal experiences in my life.

One, diving into low waste living and seeing how we are harming the earth for ourselves and future generations.

Two, my attempted suicide woke me up to see how my life wasn’t working for me and that I must make changes so I can lead a more fruitful life.

Three, I was introduced to tea, it was this practice that changed my life. It allowed me to finally fully see myself and more fully see the world around me. Healing my own wounds and seeing how they helped others.