During the pandemic, something shifted. I didn’t just want to communicate about change and sustain that change. I dove into the environment and development space in 2021, and my work became closer to the frontlines: community narratives, conservation realities, and the emotional weight carried by the people doing the protecting. I began shaping stories and campaigns for both NGOs and mission-driven brands; publishing advocacy pieces and donor-facing communications, building content systems that keep an organization visible, consistent, and trusted.

 

In the same thread, my inner life shifted. The years of collective disruption opened a door into spiritual ecology, grief work, and facilitative leadership. I began training in deep listening, grief-tending, and Earth-based approaches to resilience, strengthening my professional path. I learned, and am still learning, about deep listening and holding the complexities of the advocacy without rushing to “fix,” and keeping care at the center has shaped how I lead, collaborate, and support colleagues, partners, stakeholders, and young people.

 

Today, my core work sits at the intersections of communications, project coordination, community engagement, and facilitative leadership. I currently serve as Advocacy and Communications Officer for NTFP-EP Philippines, a national network working with Indigenous peoples and forest communities. I work across communications and advocacy while also helping coordinate national Indigenous youth and women’s gatherings, government engagements, partner initiatives and documentation processes. I lead omnichannel communications — website, social platforms, and campaign content — and create the communications materials that translate field realities into narratives the public, partners, and funders can understand and act on. Working closely with Indigenous youth and women has also made me a stronger communicator: clearer, more relational, and more accountable in how stories are held and shared.

 

Alongside this, I co-founded Deep Ecology Philippines, where I explore how the Work That Reconnects can meet Philippine communities, cultures and landscapes with care and flexibility. I’ve come to love work that combines strategy and execution, clear narratives and boundaries that also respect the people behind the stories.

 

Now, I am drawn to roles where work isn’t just about outputs, but part of building a sustainable ecosystem with both humans and more-than-humans / Earth at the center; work rooted in integrity, emergence, relationality, and simply being human.