My Story

I’ve always had a natural curiosity for health. I watched many family members struggle with their weight and chronic health issues. My mom used to be a personal trainer and did the Atkins diet for years. I loved being active and participated in sports throughout childhood. I was a Colorado State Champion in gymnastics at 12 years old and I tied the high school high jump record in track. I was a very active kid! After sports is when my weight caught up with me. I knew practically nothing about nutrition at the time. I gained about 15 pounds my sophomore year and couldn’t figure out how to lose the weight and keep it off without being extremely active. That’s when I became vegetarian for about 6 years and joined the Marines out of high school. This of course helped me manage my weight but I was still considered overweight to Marine Corps standards the entire time I was enlisted. Let’s just say the ways I had to make weigh-ins were far from healthy and completely unsustainable. While I was on duty one evening, I came across an audiobook on Integrative Nutrition and Holistic Medicine. From there, I wanted to become a Naturopathic Doctor. Ultimately, I decided against Naturopath school after college due to financial reasons and took a safe sales job to support me temporarily after graduation and it practically became another 4 year military enlistment. The entire time I stayed in my safe sales job, I was living my life in ways that were entirely against my core beliefs, values, and morals. Internally, I was dying. I still wanted to pursue my dreams of being a healer. To combat this, I enrolled in the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and began my journey into health coaching! Just as I thought I would see the light is when I hit rock bottom. I had received news that my closest high school friend had taken his life. I spiraled. The stress and overwhelm caught up with me. I was hardly taking care of myself and all the stress was impacting my relationship negatively. I knew I had to do something. I believe this was my wake up call. Fascinating how life works that way. As if the Universe or God is there to stop us in our tracks so we have no choice but to redirect. I had to change course for my own sake. I knew if I didn’t I would never be truly happy and I would always regret not going after my dreams. So.. I went on a journey. I became part of several wonderful communities that empowered me to go after my goals. I implemented mindfulness, stress management and healing techniques, became more active again, fed my body with wholesome, nutritious foods, and got clear on my purpose. I went on to become a NASM Personal Trainer and Nutrition Coach. I can happily say that I renewed my deep love for health and well-being. I am a proud Integrative Nutrition Health Coach from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, NASM Personal Trainer and Nutrition Coach, Board Certified Community Health Education Specialist (CHES), and Marine Corps Veteran. My mission is to help heal people and our beautiful, ever so giving Mother Earth through holistic wellness, nutrition coaching, and exercise that’s right for each individual. I genuinely love being a healer and helping others find their bliss in life through wellness. I firmly believe in a holistic approach to overall well-being and healing the whole person physically, mentally, emotionally, socially, intellectually, and spiritually. By addressing all aspects of health and wellness, I help my clients achieve sustainable and long-lasting results whether it be healthy weight loss & weight management, increased energy levels and confidence, or simply figuring out how to adopt healthy habits into their lifestyle. It fills me with joy and inspiration to hear that my clients feel renewed with energy, motivation, and confidence to take back their health and ultimately their lives after completing my signature program. If you’re looking for more peace, health, and happiness in your life, send me a message or book a time on my calendar for a free health discovery session and let’s get healthy together!