My Story

Hi, I’m Forest 🌲🌲🌲

I’m a deep soul who loves to love 💕

Surviving domestic abuse throughout my childhood, I grew up with a longing in my heart for connection.

I was so afraid that if anyone knew about the violence in my home, nobody would want to be my friend, let alone date me. And so rather than seeking support, I hid in shame— feeling scared, isolated, and alone.

At the age of 12 I developed Crohn’s disease (as a result of my stressful living situation), which further sent me into shame and isolation.

I always imagined I would die alone.

Who would want to get close to a diseased weirdo (a closeted queer, trans man) with a crazy family?

In the beginning, I was begging for scraps.

I didn’t believe I was worthy of love.

I was operating on unconscious programming that I internalized from my environment. I thought relationships were inherently emotionally volatile, painful and unpredictable.

Even when I was in a long term relationship, I would often feel alone— like my partner didn’t see me or understand me. I wanted to connect more deeply than I knew how, and that longing felt more painful than the loneliness you feel when there’s no one around you.

After 4 years of escaping my feelings with alcohol, I got sober and hired a life coach. I came out as trans (at age 24), learned about codependency, and started developing soft skills. I moved to California and enrolled in a rigorous, year long life coaching program where I became ICF certified, and stripped myself apart and put myself back together again. By developing a self compassion practice I learned how to love myself. This helped me to call in a partner from a place of knowing I’m worthy of love, not begging for it.

Having the tools to relate and knowing what to do when my unconscious patterns show up has steadily upgraded each relationship I’ve had ever since. Each time I date someone new, I think to myself “there’s no way it can be this good.” And then it gets even better.

Long gone are the days of wondering “could this be the end?” during a conflict. I have faith in my partnership, even amidst stress or tension. Why? Because we’ve built a deep foundation of trust through conscious relating.

I’ve helped 100s of people all around the world wake up from unconscious patterns and develop the skills to deepen trust in their partnerships. Not only is it possible to enjoy the pleasure of relating by learning the art of trust— it’s easier than you may think.