About Leda
I’ve produced everything from feature documentaries, TV shows, and commercials to video games, websites, festivals, art installations, immersive experiences, experimental films, interactive media, social media campaigns, podcasts, and impact-driven marketing. I love spreadsheets, and I’m good with budgets. My career as a creative, line, and executive producer has been long, exciting, and successful. I’ve run my own production company, led a communications agency, and helped manage production-related businesses.
But I’ve always had a deeper calling—to help people heal. My grandmother was a psychiatrist, and I admired how she transformed lives. While I majored in film, I also studied Buddhist psychology, critical theory, and quantum mechanics. My journey took me through Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, where I witnessed historic change, including helping dismantle the Berlin Wall. It was a moment of global healing, a powerful reminder that systemic change and personal transformation are deeply intertwined. Just as political systems shape our collective experience, personal healing can ripple outward to impact communities and beyond. My passion for healing is rooted in this belief: that when we heal individually, we also contribute to broader societal change.
I’ve studied healing through consensus decision-making, became a doula at SF General Hospital, and worked as a medic at the Berkeley Free Clinic. I’ve completed two yoga teacher trainings and produced large-scale art events for the LA County Department of Mental Health, focused on reducing mental health stigma. I’ve also worked with The California Endowment, producing healing art activations uplifting young voices of color across California.
My producing career and passion for healing have always run on parallel tracks. I’ve been on my own healing journey, climbing inner mountains like attachment issues, codependency, heartbreak, and burnout. Through talk therapy, EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and many other modalities, I’ve found healing. I know firsthand how vital support is in overcoming life’s challenges, and now, I want to pay it forward.
In 2019, I completed the UCLA Social Emotional Arts and Healing Certification and am almost done with a Master’s in Psychology. I’m excited to put everything I’ve learned into practice to help others create the life they want. My expertise comes from both personal experience and years of study.
Sympathetic Magic
I’m developing a series of installations and objects that serve as symbols for the process of change or healing. I think of it as sympathetic magic. These objects are designed to make the experience of growth more concrete. To find out more about this work go to LedaLeda.com