The Women behind Salt & Loom

I come to this work from a background in social work and mediation, with years of experience supporting individuals and families in crisis. My practice is deeply shaped by both professional training and lived experience, including navigating life with a severe chronic illness and the complexities of medical systems. 

That perspective has given me a deep understanding of how overwhelming serious illness and caregiving can be, especially when communication breaks down or decisions feel heavy. I offer compassionate presence, caregiver guidance, advance care planning education, medical advocacy, and support through difficult conversations. 

I strive to bring steadiness and clarity to moments that feel disorienting, helping families slow down, communicate openly, and feel less alone as they navigate end-of-life decisions.

My path to this work has been guided by a lifelong commitment to service, presence, and spiritual care. As a young adult, I served at Mother Teresa’s Kalighat Home for the Dying and Destitute in India—an experience that profoundly shaped my understanding of compassion and sacred presence. In the years that followed, during the height of the AIDS epidemic in the United States, I worked in a hospice facility for people living with HIV and later volunteered extensively in other hospice settings.

I spent many years as a civil litigation attorney, gaining deep familiarity with corporate, healthcare, and pharmaceutical systems. That background now informs my work in end-of-life care, particularly in advance care planning and medical advocacy—helping individuals and families understand options, clarify values, and navigate complex decisions with confidence and care. 

I offer client-centered and trauma-informed support, with particular attention to the spiritual and existential dimensions of dying—however each person defines them. My academic training in philosophy and law shapes my approach to end-of-life care, grounding my work in thoughtful inquiry, ethical clarity, and deep respect for each person’s story, autonomy, and dignity.

My work begins with the recognition that life is not permanent. Finite time shifts what matters: relationships, unfinished conversations, and the way we care for one another.

My background in education, finance, communications, and event planning shapes how I approach this work. Education trained me to make complex ideas understandable. Finance taught me to think structurally and anticipate practical realities. Communications sharpened my ability to facilitate difficult conversations. Event planning showed me how much intention and coordination shape meaningful experiences. Together, these disciplines inform my belief that end-of-life planning should be thoughtful, organized, and deeply human.

I witnessed my grandmother’s death at a young age and was not given the chance to say goodbye. That experience stayed with me. It was the first time I understood how uncomfortable people are with death — and how often families, including children, are left out of the conversation.

From that moment on, I questioned why we avoid what is inevitable and how differently these moments might unfold if approached with honesty. Over time, those questions became direction.

I bring steadiness, structure, and respect for each person’s culture, values and pace.