MY MISSION IS TO HELP AS MANY PEOPLE AS I CAN TO FEEL TRULY HEALTHY & HAPPY.
WHETHER THAT’S THROUGH HEALING A CONDITION OR INJURY, STRENGTHENING YOUR BODY, INCREASING YOUR CONFIDENCE, REMOVING BLOCKAGES FROM YOUR PAST OR FIGURING OUT HOW TO ADD SELF-CARE INTO YOUR DAY.
I’M A REIKI PRACTITIONER, CERTIFIED PILATES INSTRUCTOR, SPIRITUAL MENTOR, SOON-TO-BE INTEGRATIVE HEALTH COACH
I have been on a healing journey since I was a young child, experiencing physical ailments and emotional trauma in my early years. I never let those experiences define my life which led me to a successful career in Corporate America. For over a decade I worked in the corporate consulting world of Insurance. Throughout my tenure I worked with a variety of employers of all sizes and industries evaluating, implementing, and managing their total rewards and benefits programs.
Behind the corporate grind, I experienced the other side of being an employee working in a stressful working environment which eventually led to burnout, and in 2020, my body had enough. I was ultimately diagnosed with an autoimmune condition that would change my life. This was the catalyst that led me to take control of my personal journey of healing.
I HAD KNOWN SOMETHING WAS OFF FOR YEARS AND IN RETROSPECT A LOT OF ASPECTS IN MY LIFE WERE OFF.
My job was stressful and unfulfilling, I was on a roller coaster ride with my health, and my internal relationship with myself was at an all-time low. My issues even became a joke like what’s going to be wrong today. From the outside looking in everything in my life looked picture-perfect. I tried to be proactive, but no one was helping me connect the dots and look at the whole picture.
After an eye opening doctor’s appointment it became apparent I was not heading in the right direction and would need surgery or radioactive treatment to kill my thyroid. I knew this was not the route I personally wanted to take and despite all of my efforts, my health was continuing to decline.
I knew I needed to take a more holistic view to see what was impacting my health beyond the physical measures I had been taking.
I was the “healthiest” person I knew in my family, friend group, and at work, but was still struggling with digestive issues, headaches, brain fog, rashes & hives, fatigue, weight gain etc - you name it, I was experiencing it. I met with countless doctors, tried different medicines, changed my diet and exercise routine - I tried it ALL. At least so I thought.
It became clear that I needed to reevaluate my mind, body, and spirit and that’s when my journey truly began. This was a game changer.
I had 8-weeks until my next doctor’s appointment so I committed. I began to take control of my life, and through trial and error I finally found the winning combination. I focused on low-impact movement through Pilates, started doing meditation, mindset, and Reiki energy work, I reduced my stress, and started taking an integrative approach to healing my body. After 8-weeks of taking my health into my own hands and doing the integrative work is when I started to notice the biggest changes. And my friends and family started to notice as well!
WE ALL HAVE OUR UPS AND DOWNS AND SO MANY FACTORS WENT INTO MY OWN PERSONAL JOURNEY OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, BUT FINALLY, I STARTED TO GAIN BACK HOPE THAT I COULD BE HEALTHY.
I went from being extremely ill, lost in life, burnt out in an unfulfilling job, a chronic people pleaser with no boundaries to now being close to in remission with an autoimmune disorder, to being abundantly happy, living my best life and knowing I am the healthiest I’ve ever been.
Once everything clicked it wasn’t hard, painful or intrusive. Everything just began to flow in the right direction. I continue to work on myself everyday and I’m continually learning what works for me and what DOES NOT. I’ve made a lot of changes in my life, but I now know feeling “normal” isn’t the goal. I am a brand new person today and I never want to go back.