"The Name is the Guest of the Substance"

~Zhuang Zi

Hi, my name is Jessica.
So far in my life I have learned that who I am is a continuously unfolding mystery to what I think. I have learned 20 times over that  what I normally think of as 'me' is a small facet of a much larger picture that I am always learning to integrate and become more of. 

I believe we all live in a small part of who we are, thinking that it is all of us.  I am invested in presencing the many facets of who I am beyond my personality while at the same time having a ton of fun in the simplicity of life.

I am endlessly curious, painfully human, and I care deeply for people and for this planet. At my core, on a very intimate level, I am driven by a seemingly unquenchable thirst for Truth and a deep hardwired belief that in our truest essence human beings are capable of wielding a Love that is stronger, more precious, and more indestructible then any power that corrupts or wounds us. The kind of capital T truth, the one that holds a lasting, untouchable, pure, timeless, and eternal integrity. So with my perfectly flawed humanness, I strive towards that ideal.

I believe in a purity that exists at the core of our hearts which has been seeded within us, that nothing  can ever take away. I believe it is made of the same intelligence that speaks through maths, starlight, and the awe of perfect silence. And this is what drives me.

On a less esoteric note, I am an introvert who like to express herself outwardly and connects to a broad level of people all ages and life paths, a natural healer and caregiver, a deep lover of nature, and believer in both unconditional love and cutting discernment in my actions and beliefs.

I am deeply feminine, soft, receptive, sensitive, and yet have a fiercely unwavering side with a strong knack for drive when I really want something. (Including my clients to really change and shift).

I often question trends, collective belief systems, and do my best to out trick my own sleep as much as possible. This involves me having ample people in my life who have greater wisdom, experience, and vision then I have yet developed.

I like when things are messy, especially within a world where photoshopped faces and bodies and emotions are the norm. I am far more interested in who you are behind what society has told you is 'ok and acceptable' for you to be.

I am, and always have been, a very sensitive creature, which I consider as one of my greatest strengths. A strength which I invest a massive amount of time in cultivating and strengthening to work for me in this brash world, instead of against me. I used to call myself a transformation junkie, and now I just see it as a deep desire to grow and transform. When a challenge presents itself in my path, especially my inner world, I am very keen to deal with and face it head on. Words like visionary, empath, mystic as suit me well as do words like skeptic, pragmatic, and grounded.

I also know the importance of being skeptical to my own skepticism. And like I said at the beginning of this, I've had too many ego deaths not to be in this kind of continuous state of self inquiry.

I come from a strong line of western medicine doctors, artists, and entrepreneurs. 

I'm a bit all over the place as far as a stereotype goes. Sometimes I listen to metal, sometimes I listen to to Vedic chanting, sometimes I like to hardcore hiphop sometimes I listen to indigenous chanting. Sometimes I listen to punk music. And ironically, for how verbose I can be, most times I would rather listen to silence then to words that have no presence or depth.

And I would much rather you be your messy, complex, beautifully imperfect human self then an image of what you think others want you to be, because it is from there that I can really give all that I have to you.