I was born out of contradiction.

My mother is the definition of resilience — practical, generous, and a relentless worker who believed in following the rules, keeping your head down, and molding yourself into a person that would “make it” in America. She raised me with structure, care, and a deep belief in showing up — even when it’s hard. Even when you’re tired. Even when you’re breaking inside.

My father was the opposite. A self-taught artist, polyglot, and philosopher-at-heart who had once lived in Portugal and carried Europe in his soul. He dressed like every day mattered, spoke about history and humanity like a professor, and made space for wonder. He believed in me — truly believed — and told me that my life was mine to create. He taught me that I was more than a worker. More than a producer. That I was born for joy, beauty, and meaning.

When he died, a piece of me died too, but I would later come to find that piece of me came back to life more powerfully than I could imagine. 

Over the years that followed, I lived through a series of traumas that I can only describe as soul-altering.

I had terrifying health scares that shook me to my core. I gave birth to a child with severe colic, and the relentless screaming broke something in my mind. I ended up in the hospital more than once due to my mental and physical health.

Then — my husband’s father collapsed in our parking lot. A rare, aggressive brain cancer. Terminal. Fast. And as if that wasn’t enough, his mother was diagnosed with breast cancer shortly after.

One by one, the dominos fell — and with them, every illusion of control I had ever clung to.

And yet, as strange as it sounds, this is where my real life began.

I had never considered myself spiritual, but pain cracked me open. I began to feel things I couldn’t explain. I started connecting to something greater — Source, the Universe, God — whatever you want to call it. And it became my lifeline.

That awakening gave me the courage to take radical steps.

One of those steps was moving to Europe with my husband. We lived abroad for several years, and during that time, we took over 80 trips. Every weekend, we were somewhere new — or just savoring a slow coffee in our tiny European town.

For the first time, I could breathe. My nervous system healed. My marriage deepened. My creativity returned. I ate real food. I walked every day. I wore 20% of the clothes I used to. We spent almost nothing — and lived like royalty. I had never experienced such immense feelings of REAL wealth. 

I discovered a truth that felt like a secret: You don’t have to escape to live this way. You just have to unplug, focus and live authentically.

That’s why I created Live EURO. Because after everything I’ve seen — the trauma, the disconnection, the chaos of American hustle culture — I could not keep this life-altering knowledge to myself.

Live EURO isn’t just about moving abroad. It’s about moving back to yourself. It’s about healing your body, resetting your mind, reclaiming your joy, and learning how to live a slow, high-quality, deeply satisfying life — wherever you are.

I teach people how to live European — in mindset, in lifestyle, in values — whether or not they ever move abroad. And if they do? I show them exactly how to do it with kids, with ease, with joy, and with purpose.

Because you deserve to live like your life belongs to you again.

Our time on earth is so short. It’s less than a nanosecond in the scheme of time. That’s why I believe it is urgent that I reach out to as many people as I can. Do not waste your precious, short time. You deserve to feel power, love, freedom, community, ease of living and sustainable joy.