I wanted to be a journalist because I love to learn about how different people live and how their minds work. Through research, podcasts, and personal exploration, I hone into what it means to be human and how different civilisations, cultures, and modalities have understood the mind. I am profoundly interested in neuroscience, evolutionary psychology, personal development, and the potential that lies in every human being. 

Foundation In Counselling Skills

In 2023, I completed a foundation in Counselling Skills at Highgate Counselling Center. This is where I learned the importance of letting how someone feels be what it is - of allowing space for what someone says to be there, without immediately trying to change it. I learned about the person-centered theory, psychodynamic counselling, transactional analysis, mindfulness, Gestalt, CBT, and ACT, and had the chance to practice counselling skills with my classmates.

Social Work

I ultimately want to work with people, whether that looks like interviewing astronauts and psychologists or co-creating safe spaces for those who need them. Since September 2025, I have been employed as a part-time support worker. I currently work with young adults who have severe learning disabilities, autism, and/or complex mental health and physical needs. I am primarily based in a community centre (we also take clients to the park or an outside activity), and I support service users with emotional, social, cognitive, and creative activities. 

Volunteer Work

I am a helpline volunteer with No Panic, a charity which offers self-help and basic CBT for people living with panic disorders, anxiety, or OCD. I'm also a volunteer and team leader with PsyCare UK , a welfare and harm reduction charity offering a 24 hour space at UK festivals. 

From 2023-2024, I volunteered with Woolwich Service Users Project (WSUP), a charity that supports homeless and vulnerable people in the local community. WSUP helps service users meet their basic needs by providing a hot lunch, showers, haircuts, a washing machine, a clothes bank, and legal advice. 

From the man who sported smart shoes, a clean shirt, and a tiny backpack to stop people from knowing that he slept on the night bus to the young man with the receding hairline who always wore the same suit jacket and flat brown shoes - an outfit he had carefully pieced together after months of carefully rifting through WSUPs clothes bank,  I had the privilege of getting to know so many unique people at the centre. It hit me with how crucial it is for people to be treated like people. 

I heard about how damaging having people stare at you with unseeing eyes, or walk past you without acknowledging your existence, and being constantly looked down on can be. One of the most important services we offered was humanity. Looking someone in the eye, listening to their story, using 'mmhmm' and nodding to non-verbally communicate, and just offering basic respect and kindness are such simple and yet often fundamentally lacking gifts that we can offer.

Meditation and Yoga

I have been an avid meditator since 2022 - it has been life-changing for my mental health and personal wellbeing, and it has fundamentally changed the way I view the world. In January 2024, I went to Thailand to take part in a 10-day silent Vipassana meditation retreat, which gave me a visceral experience of being the watcher of my thoughts.

I currently volunteer with Wake Up London, a volunteer-led mindfulness group that practices meditation in the tradition of Plum Village, founded by Zen Buddhist master Thich Nhat Hanh. In 2024, I had the opportunity to serve as a marketing and storytelling consultant for the Being Peace team during their fundraiser. It was successful, and the UK's first Plum Village retreat centre is set to open in 2026!

I've practiced yoga on and off for over 10 years, and I'm excited to complete my 200 multi style YTT in Rishikesh.