About

Niparpon means "a gift from heaven." She loves her body because it is a precious gift from God, and she invites you to love your body, too.

Niparpon was born and raised in Bangkok, Thailand, as a Buddhist who attended a Catholic convent, where she learned to love all Gods and respect all beings.

In college, she was trained as a graphic designer and later as a commercial photographer. After she relocated to California in 1999, she founded a wedding photography company, Bridetography. It was a very successful business...then she suffered from Toxemia, a complication of pregnancy. She survived, but not her newborn son. A year later, Niparpon had an emergency surgery because her OB/GYN had misdiagnosed her with an ectopic pregnancy. They later found out that she had a molar pregnancy. In this rare and potentially life-threatening condition, a non-viable fertilized egg implants in the uterus, resulting in the growth of abnormal tissue. They treated her with chemotherapy.

Suffering from multiple tragic grief and loss, Niparpon spiraled down into a deep depression. Every day for three years, staring at a TV that was not turned on —a blank, dark screen. A miracle happened one day: a phone call from a stranger woke her, shaking her body to feel. Tears poured nonstop, and she wanted to live again. She started volunteering at a local hospice, visiting patients in their final phase of life, which has shown her a new path.

In 2006, Niparpon returned to graduate school to study Marriage and Family Therapy, specializing in clinical art therapy —a turning point in her life as she delved deep into the study of the mind, trauma, and how they shape our personalities and lives. Her passion for understanding the mind, emotions, and behaviors has only grown since then.
Life is a learning...even the Buddha was a student of life. After seeing the sick and dead bodies for the first time in his life, he was traumatized and depressed. He ran away from the palace and his family to understand his mind and learn about life.

Learning how traumatic memories disturb your mind and shape your behaviors is never too late. We cannot get rid of the trauma memory, but we can learn not to let it control our lives. This understanding, this learning, has the power to transform our lives.