I did not start here.

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​Today, my work spans medicine, education, and writing.

I teach, I facilitate, and I write. About language, about lived experience, and about what it actually means to move through life with clarity and intention. But before all this, my story looked very different.

Years ago, I found myself broken, alone with two babies and starting over, in a foreign country.
Life had pushed me to the edge, but something inside me refused to stay there.
 

I discovered the power of gratitude, a shift so profound it changed everything. I learned to see my experiences as lessons, not limitations, and extend the same love and compassion to myself that I gave to others. I started to unlearn patterns that kept me stuck, and ever so slowly, I began to step into my true power, not as a survivor, but as a woman who chooses, daily, to thrive.

That choice led me here, supporting women who have survived hell and are ready to step into power, joy, and abundance.

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I’ve come to understand what it truly means to start over, and I know the power of support, strategy, and self-trust. And so, I pay homage to the many Japanese women who lifted me up when I had no strength left. Without their unflinching support and kindness, I would not be here today.

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'力尽きそうだった私を支えてくれた多くの日本人女性たちに、心から敬意を表します。
彼女たちの揺るぎない支えと優しさがなければ、今の私はここにいなかったでしょう。'

I also believe in the power of safe spaces, in creating communities where women are seen and valued. Where women are uplifted. And I know that when we shift from survival to Strategic Thriving®, we change not just our lives, but the world.

 

 

This space is a part of that.

 

Welcome to Dr. Flo’s Place. Where Queens Thrive