About Me

Hello lovely human!

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For the past 16 years, I've worked with purpose-driven individuals — including leaders at organizations including Greenpeace, Avaaz, MoveOn, Protect Democracy, and Sunrise Movement — to overcome stress, anxiety, relational challenges and unresolved trauma.

My work sits at the intersection of nervous system healing, relational skill-building, mindset mastery and strategic thought partnership. I move fluidly between helping you regulate a threat response, untangle a relationship or communication pattern, finding clarity on a hard decision or developing empowering perspectives and habits.

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I'm trained as a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and life coach, with additional training in Internal Family Systems and attachment theory.

But before any of that, I was raised inside a living laboratory for personal and relational growth. My parents, Robert Gass and Judith Ansara, were pioneers in the human potential movement.

 

I spent my teens rolling my eyes at all of it, determined to be "normal." It wasn't until my twenties, when I hit a wall of my own, that I found out the "weird stuff" actually worked. I went from being an emotionally-disconnected and resigned as a younger person to genuinely resourced, empowered and connected.

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As a curious, lifelong learner, I am endlessly fascinated by the potential to evolve. I continually apply that passion toward my own ongoing growth.  I walk the talk every day.​

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I love helping people connect with their power and establish a foundation of deep wellness, inspiration and skill from which to transform themselves and every area of their lives. 

In addition to my work as a coach, I also am a singer-songwriter/recording artist. 

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I live in my hometown, Boulder, CO, with my partner — who is as fiendishly growth-oriented as I am.  One of our favorite activities is coming up with games to make our relationship even more joyful, easeful and fulfilling.