Throughout my life, I have experienced, studied and questioned a variety of approaches to health, from prevention to treatment. My intention is to bring you the best of what I have learned (and will continue to learn!) as a holistic health coach, nurse practitioner, mom, and neighbor. I grew up enmeshed in Western medicine. I developed asthma and eczema as a baby and eventually an autoimmune reaction that caused a lesion to form on my pituitary gland during my adolescence. I took all the hormones and medications needed and they supported me through that time. I was also frequently overweight throughout my childhood and into adulthood. I ate the typical standard American Diet and hated exercise yet wondered why I could never lose weight when I tried fad diet after fad diet. I distinctly remember feeling abnormal and out of place growing up since I did not feel like a "healthy" person. I also felt stuck and helpless being tied to medications and continuing to fail at losing weight when others around me could (seemingly) effortlessly stay thin.
After college, I had a lightning bolt moment where I realized that I wanted to be a nurse practitioner. I absolutely made the right choice. In almost 20 years that I have been in the nursing profession, I have loved my job and helping others. I have seen firsthand how modern medicine saves lives. However, over time, I began to look at our current healthcare system and ask myself, is this the best way? Is the goal to make people reliant on experts and medications or teach them how to take back control and restore their own health and vitality? Are we serving people with a one size fits all model or is there a way to individualize care based on each person’s specific body and needs? I have seen so much chronic illness developing, weight being gained in rapid amounts, loved ones being diagnosed with cancer, energy and hormones being depleted, and burnout turning into an expectation instead of an exception. Just because many people are struggling with these conditions does not make them normal or acceptable.
I had a second lightning bolt moment during the pandemic, when I heard one of my favorite functional medicine doctors say on a podcast, that this is a sick care system, not a health care system. Because I have been in the traditional model of Western medicine for so long, I recognized the inequalities happening in this traditional healthcare system. I couldn’t help people in the way I truly wanted to and I no longer believe that disease is inevitable. Through my own personal experience of restoring my own health from autoimmune diseases and resistant weight loss, I feel more vibrant today than I did in my 20s. I realized that the system that I was working within wasn’t serving my needs and I started looking elsewhere for answers.
I received my certification to become a holistic health practitioner through Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® so that I could use my newly discovered passion for holistic health and healing the body using lifestyle modifications and intelligent allopathy to bring the body back to a place of homeostasis and balance. Through my understanding of the incredible brilliance of the body to function effectively, given the right environment, I want to help you look at the bigger picture of health to discover what you uniquely need to restore balance, promote weight loss, and achieve a more energetic and healthy life.
Together, we will use specific functional lab tests to discover HIDDEN stressors on your body, find your individualized metabolic and dietary needs, and uncover limiting ideas that are holding you back in order to reclaim your health and find the missing pieces of the puzzle. You will learn how the body systems work together and feel empowered in your ability to create good health as you take back control of guiding your body back to a balanced state of vitality.
You’ll learn to hone your intuition and reclaim your own health and happiness.
I received my first bachelor's of science degree in psychology from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh PA. After graduation I returned home to Richmond, VA and pursued my nursing degree at Virginia Commonwealth University where I obtained by Bachelors of Science in nursing and then my Masters of Science in nursing and became a certified pediatric nurse practitioner. I worked as a pediatric nurse practitioner for 16 years and during the pandemic pursued my certification with Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® and became a certified Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner(FDN-P)
I offer 3 individualized packages for optimizing
your health and wellness.
Total Transformation – Achieve optimal intuitive health
9-12 months.
This is the most thorough assessment of several body systems to uncover the most stressors and dysfunction to work on rebuilding health and fortifying the body. Recommended for best results. Includes 5 functional lab tests.
Deep Dive - Empowered Healing 6-8 months
For those who need to investigate deeper as to what is compromising their health. Includes 3 functional lab tests
Jumpstart - Reinvigorate 3-5 months
Basic coaching to get you started on your journey. Labs can be purchased a la cart.
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