Hi, I’m Betty

– Authenticity Life Coach, Facilitator, Speaker

I guide first-gen code-switchers to put down their armor and confidently embrace who they truly are.

I’m all about moving through life intentionally. By taking the time to explore the messy and confusing moments, we learn to trust and love all the contradictions that make us who we are.

This practice gives us reassurance and resilience in challenging situations and relationships. When we make meaningful choices that respect our time and energy rather than tip-toe around others, we honor what matters most while celebrating the twists and turns of our legacy.

The world will see you once you see yourself.

Finding wisdom in discomfort.

As a first-generation, Asian American daughter, I learned early on to follow the rules and ignore my desires. I became deeply uncomfortable with breaking away from expectations – of others and my own.

So I kept checking off the ‘right’ boxes. I graduated with a good education, worked tirelessly for impressive titles, found myself a reliable partner, and bought my first home in a coveted neighborhood.

Yet, in the quiet of the night, I felt empty inside. Despite these successes, my life didn’t feel like mine, but I didn’t know what to change.

Working with a coach helped me put into words why I was stuck: how can I celebrate if I don’t even know what makes me who I am?

Coaching was the first time I experienced a conversation without advice and hidden expectations. This encouraged my curiosity, which took me to some confronting places, but the consistent companionship gave me the courage to keep going and uncover what was truly important to me.

Guided by my inner wisdom, I began to make new choices, which transformed my crooked path into the early chapters of the purposeful story it is today.

My mission is to contribute to a loving, inclusive world by transforming how we think, lead, and succeed using the power of gentleness. My values shape my coaching, which sits between healing and goal-achieving to make meaningful choices that deprioritize capitalism and white supremacy.

Mission + Values

Authenticity

We honor your story and your whole self

Kintsugi

We embrace flaws to create beautiful choices

Dovetail

We uplift each other with intentional connections

Find strength in softness,
power in flexibility,
perfection in mistakes,
success in failure,
clarity in confusion
and love in letting go.

— Tao Te Ching

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Credentials

    • Trained ontological coach with 400+ hours of coaching experience

    • Certified facilitator for workshops and retreats

    • Public speaker at US and UK conferences

    • Over 10 years’ experience in people development and project management at agency and global organizations

    • Accomplishment Coaching Graduate, International Coaching Federation (ICF) accredited program for ontological coaching

    • Certified Facilitator, High Tides Facilitation Certification Program for inclusive dialogue and discourse.

Let’s celebrate a gentle life

Book a discovery call to explore where gentleness can give you the strength to keep going.