Around 15 years ago I started volunteering in different activities/initiatives having human development as a central theme. I was then exposed to art, as a theatre and film student and then as a performer, director and later as a trainer. I was always questioning the deeper ability of art in transforming someone’s perception and view of oneself and the world. That’s why I recently joined different groups who work with theatre as a way of individual and collective healing and growth; groups working in Playback Theatre (a form of theatrical improvisation that is based on people's stories) and Psychodrama (an action method, in which people use spontaneous dramatization, role playing and dramatic self-presentation to investigate and gain insight into their lives).

Participating in CFE in 2012 was the trigger of my journey towards being myself. As a CFE coach/co-researcher, I learned a lot about myself, my patterns and discovered a lot about the dynamics of the world. One of the most important realizations at that time was that “oppression” is not a big word that is far away from us. Oppression exists in different dosages and forms and can create and/or imprison a person in a self that is not his/hers. Through coaching and other performance based practices, I began a healing journey and It made me realize that I love to work with groups and individuals helping them to do the same; to be their real selves and hence living life fully.