ABOUT ME

Holistic Wellness Practitioner has been my official title since June 2022, a big career change as part of my personal wellness journey. However, I have spent most of my life loving plants and the forest, caring for others, and advocating for our planet, our health, and the options available to us. As part of my clinical practice and philosophy, I strive to both educate and empower my clients to unlock their own natural ability to heal and live healthier lives. My approach is a combination of both Eastern and Western healing modalities. Healing is a journey of vital steps on everyone's path. We can always improve our wellness, to be better, brighter, stronger, more calm, and at peace...with time, patience, support, and a little hard work, we can each become our best selves! 

My wellness journey is complicated, to say the least, so here's the short story. While fighting a life-long battle with PCOS, thyroid dysfunction, resulting obesity, and accompanying symptoms, I was diagnosed with cancer in 2011. This was a pivotal chapter in my story when I started to uncover the truth about my lifestyle and discover what changes needed to happen.  After overcoming my battle, I wanted to help others overcome their wellness struggles. I was working in the pharmaceutical industry for a well-known retail pharmacy in a specialty location, focusing on underserved populations. Then in 2014, one of our children was diagnosed with Leukemia. In 2015, while supporting our child through their fight, I was once again diagnosed with cancer; unrelated to my first cancer diagnosis. Why was this happening again!? I was eating well, doing yoga, getting regular chiropractic care, sleeping, meditating, and drinking plenty of water, but I wasn't thriving. I was sick! I couldn't continue in the high-stress, demanding pharmaceutical industry while maintaining my health. In reality, most pharmacy professionals are expected to work 10-12 hour days without taking breaks for meals, rest, or even the bathroom! So I began to shift my focus to natural modalities, less stress, more sunlight, and fresh air, making wellness a top priority!

Then COVID came along; the gym closed, shortages, quarantine, isolation...I don't have to explain, you went through it too. I had a lot of time to meditate, look within, and heal from the years of trauma I had experienced. What I lacked was balance in my life. It took some time and a great deal of study to discover how energy, food, trauma, emotion, our connection to spirit, stress, hormones, light, color, sleep, vibration, frequency, and environmental factors affect us daily; and, what we can do about it. What I learned was so eye-opening, that I had to find a way to share it! There has always been a natural desire inside me to help others. I feel like my business is the best possible way to do that!