I was raised in St. Paul, Minnesota, by silly artist parents and moved to Tacoma, Washington, to attend an undergraduate program at the University of Puget Sound, where I graduated with a B.A. in Psychology. Since moving to Seattle a few years ago, I have enjoyed living in Capitol Hill, where I felt able to explore my sexuality and gender identity free of shame and surrounded by community. I am now in my last year of the Masters in Couples and Family Therapy program at Seattle University. My goal when beginning this program was to be able to help others live their authentic life full of joy and self-love, as I have been able to experience through my own journey of self-acceptance. Nothing has brought about more themes of grief and love than exploring my own Queer identity and sexual shame. I am forever grateful for the continuous work of therapeutic self-exploration I have done that has brought me to where I am as a prideful nonbinary, queer, non-monogamous person.