My story started the day I was born. My first trauma, sealed within a core memory that I was only able to discover in my Rapid Transformation Therapy (RTT®) session as a client in January, 2024. It’s the 3rd of March 2025 as I’m writing this. What may seem to be a short time since my last profound self-discovery until this point in my life, is nothing but short. I’ve lived in a few countries over my life, spent half my childhood growing up in USA, went back to my home country Malaysia for high school, did university in Australia, went back to Malaysia, got married, got kids, and then got divorced.

That was when my life, my own life, started.

I married at 24. Got my daughter at 25, my son at 27. By 30 I was already in a corporate leadership role working in a global company and was the youngest in the business to be promoted to that level. I was living in a 6 bedroom house in an affluent residential gated community with pilots, doctors and wealthy entrepreneurs as my neighbors. Living the dream. Success. High achieving. Perfect. That’s what I used to always hear when people spoke of me.

I made it.

So I thought.

Until one day my life collapsed. And everything disappeared and I fell hard. The huge rug of life was pulled right under my feet.

I was 31.

Everything I built – gone within a few days. I left my job and wasn’t working for over a year. Within 4 years my kids and I moved 3 houses – with each getting smaller. By the end, we were living in an apartment as big as the garage that I now park my car in. Now every time that I’m in my garage, it serves as a reminder of how far we’ve come. How far I’ve come. In 2018 I was offered a role in Aotearoa New Zealand. I couldn’t believe it. I remember clearly the day I found out. I was outside, I had to sit on a side stair by a busy main road – the whole world disappeared and I said to myself

“Shit. I guess we need to move”.

And so it begins. My second chance in life. Just me and a luggage bag. I came alone in 2018 to find a place to stay and get the kids school set up. A few months later they joined me. I didn’t know anyone and I made friends with my cab driver who helped me find my now home. Earth Angels I call them. I’ve met plenty in my life. They come in for a purpose to guide, support and show you hope, compassion and joy.

The first few years were the most difficult time of my life. It was even more difficult than the loss of my previous life in Malaysia. That was when I was introduced to therapy. At that time, vulnerability was seen as a weakness. And sadly, in many places they still are. Being vulnerable was a foreign term for me. I didn’t know what that meant. But I knew I needed help.

Acknowledging that I needed help was the best thing that happened in my life. That catapulted me into this new found discovery of SELF. I’ve dedicated these last few years in understanding who I truly am. Reconnecting with myself and building this solid foundation that I now have with myself. I’ve tried numerous self-help modalities and my curiosity leads me to great profound discoveries. I always loved trying new things, experiencing how much I can push my own mental, emotional and physical boundaries. Gaining clarity on my true strength.

When I experienced RTT®, it got me through my last childhood trauma that I carried for decades. I didn’t expect to move on from the darkness that I held on with the memory. I had accepted that it would stay with me permanently. But through RTT®, not only did I move on from the darkness, I was able to see a light through it. It shaped how I perceived that memory. Indeed, I had carry the emotions tied to it. But it was not the truth. Not completely.

That’s when I understand. We remember memories by the emotions associated with it. Not as the actual truth of the scene. The Lies We Tell Ourselves as Marissa Peer (The #1 Therapist In The U.K) says.

I knew I had to study RTT®. I had finally closed the chapter of being a client to all these incredible therapists, mentors, spiritual leaders that guided me all those years in my self-discovery, and healing journey. I was ready to help others how others helped me. By then, I had already come to terms with my gifts and abilities. I accepted them. I claimed them. I no longer told lies to myself and I was unburdened by the shackles that held me down.

I started to live more authentically within myself. I honoured the darkness that carried me here and released it with gratitude. In 2024 I graduated as a Certified Hypnotherapist with Marissa Peer’s Rapid Transformation Therapy RTT® School. I studied with ease and every word were music to my ears. By the time I had my first session with my client I knew, with absolute certainty that I found it. I found my calling.

This is what my life was preparing me for.

I’m here because I genuinely care. I’m here because I know what it feels like to be robbed of your childhood, to grow up living in a different skin without even realising it. To live up to everyone else’s expectations but your own. I’ve been alone, I’ve been medically depressed, I’ve had post-partum depression, I’ve nearly been bankrupt, I lost my house, I left my job, I experienced divorce with two young kids, I’ve been bullied, publicly ashamed, identity crisis, weight crisis, relationship crisis, family crisis I’ve been through it all.

And I’m here. Stronger than ever.

I’m here because my heart is in it, and I draw my intellect, wisdom and experience with my clients. Every session is tailored because I’ve been through most of your struggles too.

I offer clarity. Above all, I can help you reconnect with the part of you that will help you thrive.

And if it’s one thing that I’ve had a true appreciation of through it all, is that everything you desire is within you.

I can help you unlock it.

What Is Kura To Me?

When I was brainstorming for my business name, one thing was certain. I wanted a name that ties me to my homeland, Malaysia. Then, as though in perfect harmony, it came to me.

First, I thought of my sister. She calls me by my pet (quite literally) name “Turtle”. An inside joke from a movie we were obsessed with as kids and now this name will be so close to my heart, as I carry her with me in this next chapter of my life.

Turtle, in my native language, Bahasa Malaysia is Kura (often referred to as kura -kura).

In Maori, the native language in New Zealand (my second home), Kura means school, a place of learning, wisdom and knowledge.

To seal the deal, the saying “the turtle wins the race” has been my life long mantra. It’s what I truly believe, and live by.

As if the stars were aligning, I just found out (after deciding on the name) on the “Turtle Theory”.

The "Turtle Theory" is a philosophy that suggests steady, patient progress is more effective than rushing. It advocates for consistent, one-step-at-a-time movement, much like a turtle swimming, emphasizing patience and calm endurance over speed and panic. The core idea is that by simply continuing to move forward, you will eventually reach your destination, regardless of how quickly others are moving.

Everything felt right. A name that is authentically, at it’s very core,

Me. A name that symbolises that quite strength that we all have. Gentle and strong. Quiet and courageous. Calm and composed.

I know the people I attract to have the privilege and pleasure to work with are all Kura’s in your own way.

So I say to you, The Kura Kollective, Welcome.