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I had a major diastasis that led to years of chronic underlying stress which further deepened my struggles. YOUR protocol is YOUR own!!! Let's get you there!!

I am a mom of two sets of twins and went through major health issues after my second set of twins where I struggled with hormone balance, gut issues and many issues that summed up to "just not feeling right". After hitting a brick wall with conventional approaches to postpartum care and traditional doctors, I took matters into my own hands and developed the "Resilient Mama Method". I serve moms wi

th children in elementary through high school who are struggling with fatigue, mood swings, lack of energy, constipation/bloating/gas, weight gain, pain and discomfort with exercise and a general feeling of "OMG! I just don't feel like myself!"

I am a 21 year career trainer with over 1,000 hours of advanced education in movement science, including a Fellowship in Applied Functional Science, advanced postpartum and women's health coaching. I am also a functional nutritionist as a Practitioner of Functional Diagnostic Nutrition. It is my absolute passion to continue to grow my skillset and eduction to offer clients a premium service, with an intimate connection and produce the outcome of FREEDOM they desire! My Resilient Mama Method begins with functional labs that are used to gather objective information...NO MORE GUESSING what is going on based on how you feel. I use:

DUTCH hormone test
Vibrant America Gut Zoomer microbiome test
Vibrant America Food Sensitivity
Trace Minerals Hair Tissue Mineral Assessment

IN ADDITION to the results of these these tests, I hear YOU and listen to your insights about what you are experiencing through an extensive intake form and one on one interview. ONLY then do we initiate a protocol based on YOUR needs, not anyone else. I work with women from 4-6 months with options of long-term support. We meet for movement coaching (exercise) with ME (not a pre-filmed video) and one on one coaching support. YOUR outcome IS getting your LIFE back!! WITHOUT health, motherhood is a tremendous struggle and NOT fun. YOU deserve to feel good all the time!! Send me a DM if you are ready to accept that free
discovery call!!

05/10/2026

Happy Mother's Day!

Soaking in all the green 🌿

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04/26/2026

“We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us. The old skin has to be shed before the new one can come.” – Joseph Campbell

Remembering today that L&D is a team sport and I am a member of a great team!!

But it does not take away the feelings of new and uncertain.

Looking forward to walking confidently in a little while!!

04/13/2026

"Today!!!! I am excited about everything!!"

Mindset...it matters! ESPECIALLY when the stars are not aligning where you want them ...YET!

You can ALWAYS recognize the individuals who approach the day with a MINDSET of excitement and curiosity!

AND you can recognize those who will find doom in the day NO matter what!

There are too many awesome, exciting and cool things to learn EVERYday!

Are you a..."bring it...let's go" mindset or "oh man, not another day!"

04/12/2026

Content may seem random but it all fits together. Pieces to the puzzle of feeling strong and functioning well connect via daily habits!

Things I am thinking about is:
How can I eat to nourish repair, muscle growth and blood sugar stability...the garden helps TREMENDOUSLY here!

Power translates to efficiency in work related tasks, in L&D: quick response, maneuvering around beds with whole body, staying engaged in odd positions.

Endurance keeps it all going...resists fatigue. When I am are tired, decisions start to fall apart so I just try to stay ahead of it!
The parts appear separate but they all fit together!

Ok- so onward we go, navigating all the things, learning about physiologic, birth, charting, teenage years, and perimenopause, all lumped into one exciting time!

Yay for the tools and access to science, and the drive to apply to our everyday lives!

04/06/2026

The privilege of going through the rigors to become a nurse—and now immersing myself in the enormously challenging task of orienting to Labor and Delivery—is huge. I know that all this hard work, and pushing through the moments when I want to retreat, will pay off.

As I learn the unknown, I can’t ignore or unsee what is known: shift work requires a strategy. I need a strategy. Even though this role is incredibly fulfilling, it takes a physical, mental, and physiological toll. It’s hard.

Today, I’m sharing some strategies I’ve refined through experience and independent study. Still a work in progress and NOTHING is set in stone!

We know that “bookending” the day with a strong morning cortisol awakening response and low cortisol in the evening improves recovery, sleep depth, and overall metabolic health. One of my biggest challenges has been how and when to eat based on my activity level and shift schedule.

In Labor and Delivery, my physical output isn’t high. The stress comes from learning, the anxiety of not yet feeling skilled, and being indoors under fluorescent lights all day. My nutrition strategy needs to reflect that—different from days when my physical output is higher and stressors shift.

Supplementation is based on need. I need to stay mentally sharp, maintain strong executive function, and be able to learn, retain, and apply information. Supplements can give an edge—but lifestyle is the foundation.

The journey continues, and strategies evolve. What an exciting time to have access to so much valuable information to support our bodies.

Cheers to all the hardworking, dedicated nurses who give so much of themselves to others. I’m proud to be part of this incredible community.

04/03/2026

I exercise for mental health…it keeps me focused, happy and confident. I also exercise to keep my body capable and pain free.

Nursing is very hard on the body so drills I add in during the day with the goal of lessening compression, decoupling the hips, rotationg my spine and lifting my arch help me maintain focus, learning and most importantly ABILITY to recover!

Here are some big rocks that I consider when I am creating drills:

1. Staggered feet
2. Diagonal reach
3. One arm reach
4. Reach up at overhead
5. Tall squat opposite knee lift
6. Hinge reach
7. Long lunge step with reach
8. Staggered squat with rotation

The cool thing about understanding movement is you have endless options when it comes to creating drills to sprinkle in through throughout the day.

Also! This immediately produces a reduction in stress. That is huge for things like blood, sugar, stability, energy, and ability to learn new things.

I hope you enjoy these drills and consider adding them into your day. Stay tuned is this journey continues!

03/30/2026

“If you want something that you have never had before. You have to do things that you have never done before.” ~Unknown

The other day my manager called me into her office for a story about an experience that she had as a second career nurse in the acute care setting of the NICU.

She shared how she went from “expert” as a marketing and business analyst to “novice”, responsible for the lives of premature infants at the age of 45. Talk about vulnerability.

During the first 6 months of her orientation, she clung to her comfort zone, the skills she felt most confident in. Managing inputs, strategic thinking, orient and decide, collect data and map a response. But she was struggling to find her in clinical setting, responding to the unpredictable with confidence and calm.

She told me that she noticed I was clinging to my strengths and encouraged me to completely embrace vulnerability, accept the role of novice nurse and dive into every opportunity to grow that presents itself.

To encourage this, she asked me to pause (NOT abandon) a BIG initiative I have been working on which allowed me to keep one foot in the comfortable role of expert and one foot in the uncomfortable role of novice.

I gratefully accepted.

I am PAUSING the comfortable in my work role and diving HEAD first into novice, seeking every opportunity in front of me to grow new skills.

BUT…in order to do THIS, I must dig even deeper into habits that allows the mental resilience to be vulnerable and grow NEW confidence in a VERY intimidating setting where I am responsible for WAY more than behavior change.

Onward we grow in labor and delivery nursing this week. Here is to EMBRACING the Uncomforable!

03/23/2026

✨ "Your habits compound. They will either prolong your life — or slowly shorten it." ~ Dr. Rhonda Patrick

There is SO much empowerment in that single statement!
 🙌 We have the ability to influence health outcomes and improve our function through habits!!

And THEN... through our habits and building our own capacity, we can be a powerful influence on others through our own resilience, greater ability to give, and learn from others.

Through my own studies and self-exploration, I have built systems that truly allow me to counterbalance the stressors in my world, many of which it is just not appropriate to speak of.

But, nutrition and training allow me to be the best of me.

Currently, my nutrition and supplementation practices are focused on combating exposure in the hospital, supporting my immune system, and aiding in repair and regeneration.
 This impacts mood, recovery, sleep, learning, and retention.

Some practices are not ideal, but they are the need for now and will evolve as life shifts and as I learn new things.

That is the AWESOME thing about lifelong study and the power of habits.
 You are always tweaking as you learn and adopting new rhythms!

For now... every shift I am learning new tools to improve my nursing practice and grateful to be in a position to support women during a very precious season of life!

03/20/2026

💪 Programming allows me to not just exercise, but to train. I refuse to crumble along this journey, as there are too many things to do, and I need an intact, physical body and brain to be able to do that!

• ⏳ So, some of the challenges that I have faced since beginning to work as a nurse is time limitation and residual fatigue from shift work. Now add on the shifting school schedule and busy activity calendar, and time becomes even more precious.

• 🙏 I'm not complaining, and I definitely have immense gratitude for even having these challenges in my life, because with them comes a lot of good—but they are considerations when you think about programming.

• ⚡ In order to recover well, inputs matter! Things that I have been working on are improving my bodies ability to resist defamation:

I've added in more explosive drills.

Need to have feet that are agile and ankles that are both stable and mobile… so footwork takes precedence.

Staying mentally engaged for 12+ hours, especially as a new nurse, is hard!

So high intensity intervals, where I am truly hitting top and effort, is very important!

• 🧠 Overall, physical strength and resilience comes from consistent training to maintain muscle health. Trust me, the last thing on my concern list right now is losing weight… my top priority maintaining my ability to follow through on training, which means nutrition matters!

• 🌱 It's a combination of all the little things that add up to navigating these challenging years! Unfortunately, these years are going to fly by, and the precious moments that I have with my family—I wanna make sure that I am 100% mentally and physically intact to soak them all in!

• 🔥 Exercise, IMHOP, is the greatest asset to be able to do that! Enjoy the drills! Where your body remember you can do this!
coachbeth thank you 👊🏻💪🏻

MindAndBod

03/17/2026

Things I'm hanging onto and implementing on a daily basis during my first year as a Labor and Delivery nurse include:

* nutrition
* exercise
* sleep
* bright light
* gratitude

Since I know that maintaining gut health, protecting muscle mass, and supporting blood sugar stability make all the difference in my ability to tolerate stress and stay resilient to the inevitable… those are my foundations! If all of my habits align to meet those needs, I'm good! There is so much peace and empowerment in just having that knowledge.

Nutrition:

* It is difficult to eat enough on work days, even though I pack all of my meals… there just is not time.
* So I maximize the time that I have and plan for dense, nutrient-rich meals.
* Focusing on protein, fiber, and healthy fats.
* I also look at the week as a whole and really strive to hit high on nutrition on off days.

Exercise:

* I have found that I recover much better from short, high-intensity cardio, so for the time being I've let the endurance work go.
* I just cannot recover from it.
* Strength… that's my main focus.
* I lift four days per week.

Sleep:

* I am hitting 7+ hours and will share my sleep stack later.

Light, nature, and gratitude:

* I am in the sun every opportunity I get.
* Gardening, walking on the trail, or simply being outside fill the nature bucket for now.

* And gratitude… I have a lot of it.

* Even though this is a challenging journey, I am very fortunate to be in the role that I am!

OK, that's all I've got! Still working towards my goal of getting back to posting regular blog articles… but for now, sharing this path to midwife right here with you!

Thanks for joining me!

03/15/2026

The days are getting longer ☀️ and the garden is poppin!

Soon everyone and everything will be covered in yellow dust!

Immense gratitude to be here today to witness it all!!

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