I help Christian women make the spiritual and mindset shifts needed to consistently lose weight and reclaim their health.
A week before I started my health journey back in 2017, I remember feeling a bit discouraged and thinking: this is not going to work, nothing has ever worked… why should this be any different?
I almost forfeited one of the most life-changing decisions I’ve ever made. I wouldn’t have lost 75 pounds; wouldn’t have increased my energy; wouldn’t have reduced my joint pain; I most definitely wouldn’t have inspired my husband to lose 85 pounds and you wouldn’t be reading this right now.
Why helping people get healthy is so important to me
Ever since I can remember, I have been fascinated by the body’s ability to heal itself. Before I could even read, I remember flipping through the illustrations of some old medical guide my grandparents had kept around the house. I had no real idea of what I was looking at, those pictures of doctors setting splints for broken bones and packing wounds, but I remember being amazed by them.
When I was six years old, my teacher asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up and I proudly said, “a doctor!” She then passed out worksheets based on our choice and I happily colored the doctor with his doctor’s bag. I remember thinking about how much I wanted to be able to help people get well.
I was also intrigued by natural and plant-based remedies that my grandmother often recommended whenever my brother or I had a cold or some other ailment. She always knew what to do for us and it always worked. She is the reason why I still take echinacea to this day.
For years my career goal was to be a doctor until it was almost time to graduate from high school. By then, things had changed so drastically in my life, I couldn’t really see how I could afford the money or the time investments that medical school would require of me. I was a teen mom and already married by the time I graduated high school. Going away to medical school seemed impossible to me then.
So I did what I thought would be the next best thing, I set out to become a teacher. By then I had developed a love for writing, so chose to teach English. I love teaching, but I never lost my interest in the medical profession.
Then one day, it hit me. I was watching a documentary that talked about the flaws of traditional medicine and how the body can be healed through nutrition and functional medicine. I realized, if I had become a doctor, I would’ve been trained in traditional medicine and perhaps would never have discovered the kind of healing that comes from giving the body what it needs.
I discovered that amazing things happen when we eat healthy foods, get enough sleep, activity, and water. I love helping people discover how to combine that with emotional well-being so that they can be healthy, happy and whole.
Experience and Qualifications
I am a certified health coach and certified educator, with over 18 years of teaching experience. I personally overcame chronic fatigue and my own struggle with weight after years of trying just about everything.
My first client, my husband, lost 85 pounds. I have put in countless hours researching how certain foods interact with the body. I’ve developed strategies for overcoming obstacles that made healthy living sustainable for my entire family. And I have done the work of dealing with emotional triggers. I’m also currently working to acquire certification for health coaching.
In addition to all of this, my professional background testifies to my commitment to persevering and achieving results:
- I’m a Certified Health Coach (Dr. Sears Wellness Institute)
- Wrote Worth the Weight (the story of my health journey), plus 2 previous books
- I’ve conducted in-person lunch and learn and online live workshop sessions
- Possess a Masters Degree in English
- I’m a Certified Educator with over 20 years of experience at college and secondary levels
- I have over 23,000 followers on social media (Youtube, FB, Twitter, LinkedIn)
- Countless testimonials, reviews, and recommendations that attest to my integrity and dedication to excellence.
All of my experiences, especially those in education, have shaped me into a coach who is able to intuitively assess individual needs, chunk and condense information so that it is digestible and develop actionable steps that anyone can follow.
My book is a testament to my ability to make difficult scientific information accessible in an easy-to-read, highly understandable format. I’m a planner and problem-solver by nature, and live by the belief that every problem has a solution that just needs to be discovered.
Mission, Vision, and Motto
Mission: To spread a message of healing and to inspire women to reclaim their health via healthy, natural, weight loss by serving as an accountability partner, offering guidance and developing an eating plan that is tailored to fit their life and that leads to sustainable weight loss. My hope is that, ultimately, this new level of health and wholeness will empower women to walk in their purpose with a renewed vigor and strength.
Vision: To reduce and reverse preventable weight-related illnesses.
Motto: Everyone deserves to live a healthy, purposeful life. You can’t change the world when you don’t feel well.
The Help You Need is Here
On this site, I’ve shared the same strategies that I used to help me adopt a healthy lifestyle. I’ve developed resources and services that will make your health journey a successful one.
I wrote Worth the Weight to share my story, strategies and to make the science behind the changes I made easy-to-read and understandable. Get your copy by visiting this link: Get the book.
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I wish you great success on your health journey!
Please let me know how I can further support you. Feel free to contact me at: [email protected] – I’ll get back to you within 24-48 hours.