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    Sacred Valley, Peru. Korean adoptee raised in Amish country. From LA boardroom to raw jungle medicine. I write, mother, heal & build what’s needed. I’ve seen beauty and heartbreak at the edges of the world — all to remember: we can feel well again.

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    Philosopher-comic hybrid. I dive into truth, mortality, and meaning—then crack a joke about socks and the void. Half deep thinker, half chaos goblin. Serious when it counts, absurd when it helps. Duality is the brand.

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