My Story
When I hit 40, I felt tired, no longer motivated, and as a “health coach”, like a huge hypocrite. diet) to save my life. I always said, “I know what to do to lose weight, I just need to do it. I can work out all day. My diet is the problem (Does this sound familiar?). I was managing but I wouldn’t say I was really living. Well then in September 2014, things got very very real. My younger
sister became gravely ill and passed away suddenly.Then less than 2 years later, my mom was diagnosed with Stage 3 Endometrial Cancer. About 6 months after that, my husband had several acute attacks of pancreatitis. With 2 kids and 2 dogs and my support system needing all of my support, I felt I was failing miserably at life. I just had to get through this and then figure out what’s wrong with me. During all of these stressful life events, I stuffed my feelings and my stress into my mouth along with ice cream, fast foods, cookies, cakes, whatever “comfort” I could find until I was so uncomfortable that all I could do was sleep. But I didn’t have time to sleep. Eating soothed me for 5-10 minutes and that was enough to keep a slow burn of adrenaline going through these months and years of going along on these rides with my family members' health scares. The poor way I treated my own health at this time was an epic fail but also a learning opportunity. One that is so important to share. My family and myself have come out the other side for the better and so can you. Because of my curiosity and education, I have the knowledge of nutritional therapy under my belt, but I also have the personal experience of being sugar addicted, imbalanced hormones, sleep-deprived and turning to food and Netflix to comfort all of my daily stressors. I’m not a skinny diet nutritionist. I’ve been in the trenches with you struggling, getting back up and failing again and again. I have this secret about how food can make you feel and look amazing and I can’t wait to share it with you and help you out of this hole you’ve found yourself in.
