Help Chezel’s Family and Community After Typhoon Tino

If you’ve been following me for a while, you probably haven’t heard Chezel’s name before, but you’ve absolutely felt her impact.

She’s the quiet engine behind The EMDR Coach/Peaceful Living - the one who helps turn my brain dumps and straight chaos into organized posts, thoughtful follow-ups, manages all the tech stuff, and brings my vision of healing generations through trauma informed care to life.

Without her, I wouldn't be able to do what I love every single day and be a Mom, run a business, and create content about how to heal and overcome trauma and spread that information to as many people as possible.

And on top of all of that - she’s also a Mom to two girls. We both have 2 year old girls who both were dressed as pumpkins for Halloween & were the absolute cutest! Chezel's the epitome of a badass working Mom, and I honestly don’t even know how she does it all.

And right now, Chezel, her family, and her community need the same support we always preach about.

Earlier this week, Typhoon Tino tore through her town in the Philippines, leaving flooding, power outages, grief and loss in its wake. Most safe housing is either destroyed or completely booked, and the few remaining places with electricity and running water are too expensive for most families to afford.

Our Peaceful Living team is doing everything we can to help Chezel’s family find safety, shelter, and stability - but there’s strength in numbers. The more people who come together, the more impact we can make. Not just for her family, but for other families in her community who are still trying to find safe places to sleep, eat, shower, and recover.

Why This Matters

If you know my work, you know I’m all about the the impact that trauma can have - and this is what trauma-informed care looks like in real life. It’s not just what happens to us, but who was there for us, that really matters. Having support systems during such stressful times can dictate the long-term effects that stress has on us.

Like Peter Levine once said, ""Trauma is not what happens to us, but what we hold inside in the absence of an empathetic witness”. This fundraiser is about being that empathetic witness to others.

So many of us didn’t get the support, care and validation that we needed and should have gotten. So is an opportunity to be who we needed growing up by being that person for Chezel, her family and her community.  

And if you don’t have the ability to donate financially, that’s okay, too. Even just sending a message of support that I can pass along to Chezel & her community is the epitome of helping them feel seen and supported in their time of need. Value is not always measured in dollars and cents - and sometimes, just helping someone feel seen is worth SO much.

What Your Donation Supports

Funds will go directly toward:

Safe, temporary housing for Chezel’s family and others in her town

Access to clean water, food, and basic supplies

⚡ Power, lighting, and communication essentials while infrastructure is down

❤️ Space for rest, recovery, and nervous-system decompression after crisis

Donations will be collected here in the U.S. and sent directly to Chezel through secure international transfers (Wise / GCash).

GoFundMe doesn’t have the ability to send transfers to the Philippines, so I will personally make sure everything gets to Chezel & her family via Wise/GCash.

You’ll see transparent updates and receipts for every transfer so you know your donations are going to where they say they are going.

How You Can Help

Every bit helps.

A dollar. Ten dollars. There's no amount too small or too large.

A message of support, prayers & showing you care. All of it has an impact and that makes such a difference.

If my work has ever helped you regulate, reflect, or heal, this is our chance to pass that safety forward.

Let’s help Chezel & her community feel seen and find stability, rest, and feel seen & supported. ❤️‍

Thank you for reading this, being here, and giving a shit in a world that sometimes forgets that kindness & compassion can go a very long way.