The path to this work was shaped less by a single profession and more by movement across countries, cultures, classrooms, and communities. Living and working far from home taught me early that conflict is rarely just about disagreement. It’s about what goes unsaid, how power shows up, whose perspective is centered, and what people are carrying beneath the surface. 

Over time, those lived experiences were deepened through formal study, giving language and structure to what I had already witnessed firsthand.