About Me

Hi, I’m Sarah

I spent most of my life numb and didn’t even know it.

I was the “strong one.” The one who held it together, handled everything, never fell apart. I ran a business for 13 years. I raised three kids. I kept going no matter what.

But underneath all that doing? Nothing. I couldn’t feel joy. I couldn’t feel sadness. I couldn’t feel much of anything.

I thought I was just wired that way – practical, logical, fine. Turns out I wasn’t fine. I was frozen.

When I finally stopped long enough to look, I realized I’d been disconnected from myself since childhood. My body had learned to shut down to survive. And no amount of therapy, journaling, or positive thinking was going to fix that – because the problem wasn’t in my head. It was in my nervous system.

So I went looking for what actually worked. Not more understanding. Not more analyzing. Actual tools that could help a body come back online.

That’s how I got here.

Sarah gentle grove

Healing is not about “fixing” – it is about remembering.

I believe that the body is a brilliant survivalist. The numbness, the freeze, and the over-functioning we experience aren’t ‘broken’ parts of us—they are ancient protection strategies. In the Gentle Grove, we don’t force these parts to leave; we create a safe enough container for them to finally rest.

My Foundation

  • 20 + years working in corporate. 13 years building and running a business 
  • Reiki Master certification 
  • Somatic practitioner training 
  • Transpersonal crystal healing certification 
  • And most importantly: A nervous system that’s been through the freeze and found its way back

What I Believe

Healing isn’t about fixing what’s broken. It’s about coming back to what was always there.

The numbness, the freeze, the over-functioning – those aren’t flaws. They’re protection strategies your body created to keep you alive. We don’t force those parts to leave. We make it safe enough for them to finally rest.