"In society, there are many people who fall through the cracks, not because they aren’t trying, but because the system wasn’t built with them in mind. I want to help create spaces where people feel safe enough to be fully known and supported as they are. That is when the real work begins."

"The system is designed to manage suffering, not end it. Most providers are rewarded for keeping people stable—not better, not independent, just not in crisis. I refuse to be a professional babysitter for someone's slow decline. I show up to make myself unnecessary, which may terrify families who have built their whole identity around caregiving and avoidance."