Bursitis. Cortisone injections. Facet degeneration. Nerve impingement. After over two decades in clinical dentistry, my body had kept score of every hour I spent bent over the chair. By 2009, I was performing at a high level on the outside and quietly falling apart on the inside.

I came to Australia as a refugee. I built a career, a practice, and a reputation — but the burnout nearly took all of it. That breakdown became my awakening. I didn't just recover. I rebuilt from the ground up — emotionally, physically, and mentally — and it took more than a decade to learn what actually works. That's the method I now teach.

Once I had the foundations right, the business followed. I doubled my two-chair practice revenue to nearly $3 million, removed myself completely from clinical work, and exited at double the previous valuation — within a year. I didn't work harder. I got off the tools and built a practice that runs without me.

In the same period, I partnered in Beauty Sleep, which grew from zero to $6 million in its first six months. I took twelve weeks off. I homeschooled my daughter. I'm now almost finished writing my book, Free Your Face.

This wasn't hustle. It was emotional regulation, physical recovery, and mental clarity — even as perimenopause hit. I'm a dental surgeon, a yoga and embodiment teacher, a high-performance coach, and a speaker. I believe in holistic dental care and longevity. And now I teach clinicians how to stop the stress, sell with heart, and step off the tools — exactly the way I did it.