She serves as patient advocate and healer for patients experiencing advanced heart failure, pre and post-op heart and lung transplants, coronary artery bypass surgery, pulmonary hypertension and cancer. She has practiced Yoga for over 10 years and recently in 2015 was introduced to the healing art of hoop dancing as an embodied movement meditation self-care body play practice to prevent burnout and compassion fatigue and has experienced a powerful personal transformation through the practice of joy replenishment through body play.