Hi, I’m Kyra! I’m a Chief Officer with the Canadian Coast Guard and 16-year member of St. John Ambulance’s volunteer medical brigade. After a number of burnouts, I now teach other first responders and high achievers how to balance that drive before it causes damage.

Your safety is important, and your experience matters. I learned the hard way how the pressure to perform can ruin mental health and wreck relationships. In fact, I faced significant burnouts three times during my Coast Guard career alone before I figured out why therapy didn’t work for me: I had no idea how to talk about emotions, let alone how to identify or even care about them. Now I want to help others navigate these uncharted waters so you don’t founder like I did.

My journey has been unconventional. I’ve trained in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Nonviolent Communication, consent education, trauma resilience, Traditional Thai Massage, and personal training. In 2021, I started leading consent classes in various formats.

Drawing from these experiences and many others—including the realization at age 39 that I’m neurodivergent—I teach the essential boundary-setting and other soft skills needed to build healthy relationships with yourself and others.

Tactile Edge is a place for everything you can’t do in talk therapy: we sweat, we lean into aggression, and we explore a range of touch. All sessions are done in person and are tailored to meet you where you’re at.

Sound interesting? Book an introductory call, show up for a group run, or come out to a workshop and start spiralling up instead of down.