About

About Me

I am passionate about transformation. Individual and collective.

Although the world is unbalanced and deeply unjust, I still believe in our capacity to change through the ways we relate to one another, listen, and regulate ourselves. Presence and emotional awareness are not luxuries; they are essential tools for navigating complexity and building communities with care.

My path began in History and Art History and evolved into Cultural Heritage Theory, Pedagogy, and Organizational Studies. Alongside this academic work, I have trained in nervous system education and emotional regulation. These fields inform how I understand people, memory, conflict, and belonging, and guide the methodologies I use in teaching and facilitation.

For more than 20 years, I have taught at Universidade Nova de Lisboa, gradually deepening my work toward Theory and Values in Cultural Heritage Conservation. I also mentor students and professors as they navigate the emotional and intellectual terrain of academic life.

A severe illness, during which I came close to dying, reshaped my sense of time, attention, and connection. It taught me to value presence not only as a form of care, but as a way of living with myself, with the world, and with all humans and non-humans who share it. This experience continues to ground my work.

Today, I stand at the intersection of heritage, emotional learning, community facilitation, and nervous system education. My intention is clear:
to help people and groups move through complexity with clarity, resilience, and a deeper sense of humanity.