My story in brief

I grew up in rural Northern California, in the heart of the Gold Country. My sister and I enjoyed nature in the Sierra Nevada Mountains growing up, along with scrapes and bruises from our adventures. I found strength and struggle in growing up half Japanese and half Caucasian, both of which I continue to engage with and embrace today. I cultivated love for mystery novels and soccer in high school and attended University of California Berkeley for my undergraduate studies.

UC Berkeley gave me a solid introduction to grit development, although I didn't recognize it as such at the time. I also had the amazing opportunity to study human osteology and work on an excavation on the Giza Plateau in Egypt. I have a special place in my heart for my time there, not least of which because I met my spouse there on the intramural soccer fields.

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I went to Touro University California for medical school and got a thorough education in medicine, as well as grit and grace. I cherish the people, patients and invaluable lessons and knowledge I had the privilege to experience in medical school. 

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I completed my anatomic pathology residency training at UCSF Medical Center, and I had the fortune to not only learn from incredible attending physicians and mentors, but also to make lifelong friends and colleagues along the way. 

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New York City was my next stop, and I had the privilege to complete my fellowship training in Dermatopathology with extraordinary mentors at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell New York Presbyterian Hospital.

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My spouse and I moved back across the country after my fellowship year, and are settled in San Diego where I currently work part-time at UCSD.

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I discovered coaching through my own struggles with mid-life, motherhood, achievement, loss, imposter syndrome and perfectionism.

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I care deeply about people and their health and well-being. I bring my love, compassion, tenacity and full knowledge and experience both personally and professionally to every coaching session.

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I am thrilled to do and share this work with you.  I hope you'll check out how we can connect below!