Born and raised in the unapologetically flavorful neighborhood of Astoria, Queens, Stef Rusin is a three-time college graduate (yes, three—because once just didn’t cut it) with a sharp mind for seeing wonder in the details and a softer spot for helping people untangle life’s beautiful messes.

Now based in Manhattan, Stef blends Croatian grit with city hustle, navigating spreadsheets by day and spirituality by night. She’s a firm believer that inner peace can come from both meditation and medication—whatever gets you through the week.

When she’s not hustling in her corporate job or collecting diplomas, Stef is probably deep in a group chat giving unsolicited life advice, or plotting how to make the world a little more emotionally fluent. Humor is her love language, and mental health is her mission.

Basically? Stef’s here to show that you can have your balance sheet and your boundaries, too.