Get to know my personal side...

Trying to find a coach that's right for you may feel a bit like online dating, so let me take a moment to break the ice and tell you a little bit about myself, my journey, and why I do what I do!

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For the majority of my life I was on the Standard American Diet (SAD) doing the standard American things that we all do.  Exercise was important to my parents and I exercised sporadically growing up, but there was no focus on healthy nutrition.  My weight fluctuated and I had some ups and downs in this area, but my focus was always on my physique and never on health or wellness. 

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For most of my teens and early 20s I had gastrointestinal problems as well as depression and anxiety.  The only "support" I was given at the time was pharmaceutical.  Not knowing any better, that's the route that I took.

 

In my mid 20's, I was blessed with my first child and shortly after that, I was diagnosed with migraine.  I knew nothing about migraine and the physician I saw sent me on my way with a script for Sumatriptan.  Things were status quo for some time and things were manageable until work became incredibly stressful and demanding.  Around the same time, I developed peri-oral dermatitis and this would persist for several years.

 

Fast forward to 2020 when we had our second child.  At this time, I had a long list of unexplained symptoms like chronic joint pain, red ear syndrome, ligament instability, tinnitus, chronic muscle pain, scoliosis and military neck, food sensitivities, and many other symptoms.  I was in my early 30s and my body felt like it was starting to fail me!

 

Chronic migraine (classified as 15 or more symptomatic days per month) was the primary focus so I put all of my efforts into learning about, managing, and hopefully treating my migraine disease.  I played Russian Roulette with pharmaceuticals for a couple of years and it was always meant to be temporary.  I did not believe that I was doomed to live the rest of my life in pain.  In the mean time, I sought out specialist after specialist trying to heal from migraine and these other unexplained symptoms.  

 

At the end of 2022, I was eating what I felt was a healthy diet of organic foods, limited processed foods, we ate out 1-2x per week since we were so busy, I exercised almost daily and I drank a little bit of alcohol every weekend or two.  I was happy with my physique and I appeared to be healthy, but I felt like I was falling apart.  I was spending thousands of dollars on alternative treatments and supplements.  Hours and hours on physical therapy and doctors appointments.  And at the end of the day, EVERYTHING was getting worse. 

 

My cholesterol was a dangerously high 234, my peri-oral dermatitis was so RIDICULOUS and embarrassing that I didn't want to go out in public, the joint pain in my shoulder was now so bad that I could not throw a ball to my kid or get something off of a shelf above my head without hours or days of pain, I developed histamine intolerance, red ear syndrome was getting worse, upper back/neck/and shoulder pain was almost daily, 

 

Late 2022/early 2023, I started to implement wellness techniques, prioritize sleep, manage stress better, etc on a regular basis.  I used apps and tried to learn how to better regulate my nervous system.  I was on a mission for health and wellness.

 

Let me tell you when I say that I did NOT want to change my nutrition, or my lifestyle.  No way, no how.  However, I kept reading research studies on the benefits of a whole food plant based diet.  I read books, studies and articles.  I watched podcasts and documentaries.  If I was awake and child-free, audible was playing and I was learning.  Finally after 11 months of educating myself on a plant based diet and learning about nutrition and all of the concerns like protein, iron, B12, etc, I pulled the trigger and went plant-based.  

 

Within a few months, things began to shift.  My peri-oral dermatitis was finally no longer visible.  Migraine severity decreased, and then migraine frequency decreased.  My cholesterol dropped to 148.  I rarely have neck and shoulder pain and it's certainly never for no reason.  I can now play with our kids without being afraid of spending the next few days in pain.  Even though I have officially been diagnosed with Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos-Syndrome (hEDS), many of the painful symptoms associated with it are dissipating by using food as medicine and prioritizing wellness.  

 

As of this bio update, it's April 2025 and I am amazed every day at how much progress has been made on this healing journey.  So much has improved and I am incredibly grateful for the lessons I have learned and for this experience. 

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Despite all of this, over the course of the past few years, I have obtained multiple certifications in the health, wellness and fitness space.  Up until this point, I have coached clients on a personal training and sports nutrition basis, but there is so much lacking with this type of coaching.  Fitness is far more than physique.  It is encompassing of physical fitness, emotional fitness, health, wellness,  energy, spirituality, financial wellbeing, and even more beyond that. 

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This journey has led me to YOU. 

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If you're looking for a coach that is going to work with you to implement habits that can help improve your life so you can live with vitality, you're right where you need to be!

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My goal is to work with you to to establish your health, wellness, and fitness vision.  I want to meet you where you're at to help you learn about wellness, nutrition, and movement so you can make choices that make a long-term positive impact on your overall health and wellbeing.  Not only that, but these positive effects will benefit not only you, but your family, and hopefully your friends as well!

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The only thing that's holding you back, is you... but if you've made it this far, then I know you're ready.  Click the link above if you'd like to schedule a quick call, or you can jump right to the client application to get started!

 

I can't wait to embark on this journey with you!