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About us

Welcome to Lakunakai

Trauma is messy and so is an overstimulated nervous system.

Hello! I’m Cherie the Founder of Lakunakai. Many would describe me as a mother, sister, daughter, friend, business owner, and a natural problem solver.

For several years, I've thrived in the real estate and financing sectors, assisting clients in overcoming obstacles to achieve their goals. These industries are fast-paced and high-pressure, demanding exceptional problem-solving abilities, communication skills and I truly enjoy every challenge. However in 2021 our family became a medical family and the demands of being everything to everyone just wasn’t possible to achieve in the same way. This is when I created Lakunakai.

Lakunakai is a bit of a passion project. One that has allowed me to share my knowledge on how to navigate trauma and work with an overstimulated nervous system.

Supportive Little Buddies were born as a way to teach people foundational knowledge to help pull themselves out of the grips of trauma and, in the case of an overstimulated nervous system, how to work with it. If I were honest, I wish I had this kind of buddy when I was a child, though in all fairness I did have a buddy just one without these skills broken down. My buddy also couldn’t have been in every hospital room.

I invite you to follow us and share our content with those you may feel could benefit from what we do.

*Lakunakai provides certain educational content and provides access to information, but is not a substitute or replacement for the advice of health care professionals. Lakunakai was made by parents with life experience and personal interests. For more information on Lakunakai please refer to our Terms of Service.*

Why we are called Lakunakai?

Lacuna means a missing portion in a book or manuscript.

Kai means 'keeper of the keys and earth' and in Japanese it has a few meanings but the ones we were drawn to are ocean, restoration and recovery.

Our Name is Symbolic. If you can find the missing page in your manuscript, then you can choose to become the master of your own sea. The missing page represents information you don’t know. Becoming the master of your own sea represents better connecting the mind and body which reflects in how you show up in the world.

Why a wave logo?

A clapotis wave is formed by two colliding wave patterns, for example one from the west and the other from the east.

Our Logo is also Symbolic. Waves are pattern making machines just the like the nervous system. When overstimulated or going through a traumatic experience, life’s moments can feel like a standing wave. It’s hard to get through that standing wave, however, with the right tools you can. It’s when you get to the other side of trauma or when we become less overstimulated that we can see the beauty within the standing wave. A clapotis wave truly is beautiful and so powerful.

Just like our supportive little buddy's, our founder has hand drawn our logo.