Bachelor’s of Science, Radio Television & Film, UT Austin (1999)
Mayanot Institute of Jewish Studies, Jerusalem (2000)
Master’s of Divinity, Rabbinical College of America, Morristown, NJ (2007)
Certificate for Viktor Frankl Mind/Body/Soul Life Coaching, Rabbi Daniel Schonbuch, LMFT (2022)
Certificate for Integrative Somatic Therapy, The Embody Lab (2022-2023)
Certificate for Foundational Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) Training (2025)
Since graduating from rabbinical college in 2007, I’ve devoted my life to the integration of spirituality, creativity, and embodied healing.
For 20+ years, I’ve worked as a teacher of Jewish mysticism, writer, musician, animator, and filmmaker—bringing depth and creativity to communities in Pittsburgh, PA, and now Miami, FL, where I live with my family.
Putting my music and film-making career on hold to work as an essential worker at Trader Joe’s during the COVID-pandemic, I found myself speaking to hundreds of concerned humans a week. It was through their encouragement that I began my path as a somatic practitioner, and sought the education and training to complete my studies over the next several years.
In 2022 received my Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy certification through The Embody Lab, where I was fortunate to study with:
Dr. Richard Schwartz (Internal Family Systems)
Dr. Peter Levine (Somatic Experiencing)
Dr. Arielle Schwartz (Polyvagal Theory)
That same year, I completed the Mind/Body & Soul Coaching certification with Rabbi Daniel Schonbuch, LCSW, a program blending somatic medicine with existential psychology, inspired by the work of Dr. Viktor Frankl and Chabad Chasidut.
I also receive individuation supervision from renowned Jungian scholar Dr. Stanton Marlan, bridging Jung’s understandings of psyche, archetypes, and alchemy with his protege, Dr. Erich Neumann’s understandings of Kabbalah, Chassidism, and the individuation process.
Now offering the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP)—a powerful, evidence-based approach to nervous system regulation and trauma healing.
Book your free 30-minute phone or Zoom consultation to find out if my services are right for you.
Safe & Sound Practicioner
Multi-Media
My animated collaborations with Dovid Taub and Rabbi Shais Taub for Shmideo, a boutique Jewish video production service the Huffington Post called a “Jewish version of Monty Python.”
A fan favorite of the Pittsburgh Jewish community, our creative, subversive videos continue to inspire a new generation of young, independent artists and creators.
Do you miss vintage, analog grooves,
and interstellar improvisational jams?
REDEMPTONE RECORDS is here to restore your faith in live, funky music.
Trader Joe’s prided itself on being one of the best stores to work at in North America, and that Crew members remained committed to the company for 55 years without unionizing.
All of that changed during and after the Corona-pandemic, when workers began seeing the need to advocate for themselves against corporate interests.
I may no longer be with the company, but I am a huge supporter of their TJ’s Crew members, and core values espoused by the great Trader Joe Coulombe, himself.
I pledge to keep up to date with their unionizing activities, and will continue to advocate for a very special class of essential workers who go above and beyond to deliver a WoW customer experience day in, and day out..
*Current and former employees can request a 20% savings on Somatic Joy services and promotions.