Why I Do This Work
My journey into this field began long before I earned my credentials. As a young athlete and dancer, I once felt connected to movement, strength, and freedom in my body. But when puberty arrived, that relationship changed. I began struggling with body image, shame, and the belief that my worth was tied to how I looked.
Growing up in the height of diet culture, I watched the women around me caught in cycles of chronic dieting and self-judgment. I absorbed the same message many girls did: that being smaller meant becoming more worthy. That belief led me into years of restrictive dieting, disordered eating patterns, and deep self-rejection.
A Turning Point
At the same time, I struggled with digestive issues that were often dismissed or misdiagnosed. Years later, I came to understand what so many people are never taught: the body speaks in many languages. Symptoms can reflect not only what we eat, but also stress, unresolved emotions, beliefs, trauma, and the quality of care we give ourselves.
Then at sixteen, my life changed forever when my mother passed away. In the years that followed, I had to learn how to mother myself — to nurture, guide, and care for my own healing while navigating grief, identity, and growth. That season became one of my greatest teachers.
How My Work Was Born
It was through healing my relationship with food while learning how to care for myself from within that my life's work emerged. I studied nutrition in college and became a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, while continuing my education in holistic wellness, eastern philosophies, movement, mindfulness, and whole-body healing.
"Most people are seeking more than a meal plan. They are seeking peace. They are seeking trust. They are seeking a way back to themselves that feels like home."
