For over a decade, Joan Trinh Pham has worked as a nurse specializing in hospice + palliative care. She has a passion for supporting caregivers to provide care to elders who are near the end of their life. Joan teaches caregivers how to clearly identify and successfully navigate the physical, emotional + mental changes that occur in the last years of life. Her expertise is focused on helping caregivers develop communication skills and enhance self-awareness so that they are better able to be effective at caring for others without sacrificing themselves. She is known for her innovative + compassionately effective approach including the use of hand analysis as a tool to expand self-understanding + mindfulness.

Hand Analysis is a modern form of ancient palmistry. It integrates Western and Eastern traditions of hand reading with a current understanding of neurobiology. Hand analysis is not predictive; it does not foretell the future. Instead, hands are used clearly appreciate a person's unique strengths, talents, challenges and epic context in life - a context that honours an individual as an embodied soul doing specific work to expand consciousness in this lifetime. It is a practical, tangible and precise tool to facilitate self-awareness and powerful self-actualization.