I spent the majority of my life trying to survive inside systems that told me I was both too much and not enough at the same time . I was working so hard to heal, to grow, to build a meaningful life but kept coming across “wellness” spaces that just left me feeling more confused, more ashamed, and more disconnected from myself. The advice was endless: be more disciplined, be more positive, try harder, control your emotions, make yourself smaller…. but no matter how hard I tried, I kept feeling like I was failing at being human.

Eventually, I realized something changed everything: what I had been told was my “brokenness” was actually my nervous system pushing back against spaces that weren’t built for me…and for too many others. Most healing and wellness models are rooted in conformity, productivity, disconnection and oppression. They ask us to shrink, override our bodies, and pathologize our pain instead of understanding it in the larger context. Modern “wellness” aims to simplify what is deeply complex; it turns adaptation and survival into a personal flaw. Once I saw it, I couldn’t unsee it…and felt called to do something about it.

So, I created Aulak Wellness Collective. I wanted to build a space that didn’t require people to cut off parts of themselves. A space that honours the reality of trauma, neurodivergence, systemic harm, and all of the complexities that come with being human. We don’t pretend to have everything figured out because we deeply believe that healing isn’t a perfection project.

This is a space where we don’t treat people as “problems to fix.” Instead, we explore what we needed, what we learned to survive, and what it might feel like to feel safe inc connection — to ourselves, and to others. We define “wellness” as learning how to feel seen, exist, connect, and care for yourself in a world that wasn’t designed with your nervous system, your body, or your history in mind. And we’re so glad you’re here.