ABOUT
ME
"I woke up one day and didn't know who I was anymore."
I couldn’t have been more than five years old when my mother and I walked to the bus stop near the Shell gas station. Gas was 99 cents then, but the bus was the fastest way to navigate Long Beach, California—especially in the areas we were headed. I wore blue overalls and carried a stuffed animal, completely unaware of the path my life would take.
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Even then, displacement was woven into my story. My father, a Palestinian man and former soldier, was still finding his footing in America. My mother, a Southern woman from Virginia, juggled multiple jobs to keep us moving forward. They couldn’t have been more different, yet both carried an unshakable resilience—a quality I’d come to understand much later in life.
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Like many, I lost sight of myself over the years. By my mid-twenties, after almost a decade at NASA, I found myself staring into the bottom of a vodka bottle. I was drowning—not just in alcohol, but in a sea of suppressed disappointments, unspoken fears, and a crushing sense of worthlessness. I had spent years pretending I was fine, mastering the art of wearing masks, until even I didn’t recognize the person underneath.
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Hitting rock bottom was terrifying—but strangely, it also brought clarity. If I couldn’t fall any further, then the only way left was up. And so, in 2016, I stood up within myself and began climbing out. I studied how the brain works, how to rewire limiting beliefs, and how to transform fear into faith. By 2017, I was applying these principles daily. By 2018, I was throwing the ladder back for others to climb too.
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That same year, while working on supersonic flight research at NASA Langley, I started my coaching company, helping youth, adults, and couples master their mindset, emotional intelligence, and relationships. In 2020, I launched HGR Wellness, a nutrition company dedicated to preparing our bodies for the hard work of growth. By 2022, I co-founded TLC Nonprofit, supporting teachers and students with behavioral consulting. And in 2024, I co-launched an entrepreneurship apprentice program, teaching financial literacy, leadership, and business development to professionals.
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I share my story because I know what it’s like to feel stuck—to wonder if you’ll ever be enough, if you’ll ever break free from the weight of your past. And I also know that transformation is possible. Not through quick fixes, but through real, intentional growth.
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If you’re here, something inside you is searching for change. Maybe you don’t know exactly what it looks like yet, and that’s okay. But if you’re willing to lean in, to take the first step, I promise—you don’t have to figure it out alone.
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Let’s build the future you deserve.