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You won’t find a traditional degree on my wall, but don’t let that fool you. My education is carved out of 25 years of relentless curiosity and a refusal to settle for what’s “normal.” Dropping out of high school—twice, no less—wasn’t a failure; it was the start of an education on my own terms. I took the GED and blew it out of the water, so much so that I ended up helping to shape the online GED format that exists today.

I’ve built my knowledge through a life driven by questions and the pursuit of real answers. From philosophy and science to permaculture and sustainable business, I’ve woven together an education that fits no mold but serves every purpose. This isn’t self-taught; it’s self-forged. And now, I want to help others do the same by sharing my frameworks, my methods, and yes—my mistakes. Whether through consultations or my books, my goal is to inspire you to break free from conventional learning and create your own path.

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Weaving Words to Ignite Thought

Writing isn’t just about putting words on a page; it’s about capturing a vision, igniting a movement, and transforming thoughts into actions. My writing style isn’t for everyone, and that’s the point. I’m not here to comfort; I’m here to confront. I write to challenge the norm, to provoke thought, and to disrupt the comfortable.

Whether I’m crafting narratives in my upcoming books like First God or creating content packages for brands that need a voice as bold as mine, every word is a call to action. It’s not about just being heard—it’s about being remembered. My works are both a roadmap and a battle cry for those who want to carve out their own place in this world. Join me on this journey by diving into the presales of my books or opting for a custom consultation to discover how your story can be told.

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Reclaiming Indigenous Practices

Gardening isn’t just a hobby; it’s a form of resistance—especially when practiced in the ways Native people have always done it. It’s about reclaiming the Earth, honoring the land, and nurturing it in a way that feeds not just our bodies, but our spirits too. I was deeply moved when I saw this play out in real-time with Medo Halimy, a 19-year-old from Palestine who turned to gardening as his own form of rebellion. Through TikTok, he showed how tending to the Earth can be an act of defiance against destruction. When he was killed by shrapnel in an airstrike just meeting up with his friends to do more work on August 26, 2024, his death hit me hard. I thought I was witnessing my dream of rebellious gardening take root in others. Medo’s message was one of hope, and the world needed his vision. His loss felt like a call to action for me—a nudge to finally dive into my own ideas of rebellious gardening with even more urgency and heart.

A lot of gardening today is about keeping up appearances—keeping up with the Joneses, so to speak. People decide they want a garden, buy all the stuff, and follow the conventional methods, thinking they’re doing right by the environment. But what they don’t realize is that conventional gardening is often just a watered-down version of something far more profound. It’s still entangled in environmentally harmful practices that ignore the wisdom of the land. Truly impactful gardening starts with understanding nature, respecting its systems, and then thoughtfully creating a balanced ecosystem around you. When done right, a garden can be a sanctuary for pollinators, a space for meditation, and yes, even a way to grow your wallet—not just by growing food, but by creating a thriving, sustainable environment that becomes an asset in itself.

I’m a self-educated gardener, and while I didn’t learn from textbooks or formal classes, I can confidently say I’m the best gardener I know. When people look at my garden, they might see it as wild and think it’s a chaotic mess—like it wasn’t intentional. But those who get it, who see the beauty in the "wild," often come right up to my door to tell me how much they love what I’m doing in my front yard. They tell me it brings them joy every day they walk by. That’s what gardening is to me—it’s not just about aesthetics or trends; it’s about creating spaces that resonate on a deeper level.

I want to share how easy it is to integrate Indigenous practices that honor the Earth into your own spaces—no matter the size or location—because the impact on the world is powerful and lasting. These practices offer more stability and potential than the broken systems of agriculture, education, and capitalism that dominate our society. Those systems, proven time and again to be unstable and unsustainable, are due for a revolution. By turning to the ways of our ancestors and marrying them with today’s technologies, we can create land management systems that are easier and more accessible to everyone.

Gardening is a form of healing—healing for the land, for communities, and for our souls. It’s about connecting with something bigger than ourselves and fostering a sense of belonging and stewardship. I’ve seen how transformative these practices can be, not just for the land, but for the people who engage with it. This is why I’m here—to share this knowledge, to help others learn to grow, in every sense of the word. Whether it’s through consultations or my content packages, my mission is to help you dig in and grow—literally and metaphorically. Together, we can create a more sustainable, self-sufficient future, starting from the ground up. Let’s dig in.

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Reclaiming Your Own Power

Healing isn’t a neat or predictable process—it’s raw, it’s messy, and it’s deeply personal. It’s about facing the moments that break you and deciding to rebuild yourself in your own way. I’ve been through my own darkness—deep trauma, mental health battles, fractured relationships, and times where everything felt like it was falling apart. I have lost so many friends to suicide, I have been in that space myself a fair few times and feel lucky to have had the tools i did to make it out alive. I’ve faced that chaos, picked up the pieces, and found a way to create something meaningful out of it all.

I’ve gone through it—therapy, psychiatry, EMDR, radical self-acceptance, complete accountability, not excuses, no buts, just change or space is what I can do. I have done this with the support of conventional therapies all while diving deep into self educating in things like neuroplasticity and holistic practices. But I didn’t stop at surviving. I chose to understand my experiences, to organize my thoughts, to find clarity, and to shape my own healing. It’s never been about just getting by; it’s about reclaiming all of it—mind, body, and spirit. By doing so while also not compromising a thing of what I wanted and chasing my joy and dreams and nothing else. When I was broke and lucky to not be homeless, could I have gone back behind the chair in a barbershop where I made $75,000 in my second year of switching from hairstyling. But that's not what I wanted to do at all, I KNEW that about myself, so instead of adhering to the systematic expectation I did what I do, I accepted a space to grow and heal, I USED it adamantly to do so and now I am seeing that pay off literally, in real time.

I’ve developed my own ways of turning chaos into something solid, and I’m here to share those methods with you. It’s not about having all the answers. It’s about finding the tools, the practices, and the mindset to start building something new from what’s been broken. Healing is hard, but there’s power in taking control of your own path.

I’m not offering a quick fix; I’m offering a way to dig in, to do the work, and to build a life that’s yours. If you’re ready to stop waiting and start creating, let’s begin. You’ve got everything you need within you to start that journey. Let's get to work and reclaim it together.

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