ABOUT ME

I love helping ambitious women, bridge the gap between physical and mental fitness so they can become the healthiest version of themselves inside and out.

I started my healthy lifestyle journey as a child, very active in gymnastics and track and curious about how the food I ate would sustain my body through all the activity. As an adult I explored weightlifting, kickboxing, pilates, yoga, and more! I experimented with a variety of dietary strategies to eat healthy, get lean, or gain muscle. 

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As I advanced in my career, becoming a certified project manager and taking on numerous projects, along with having a family, I thought I was doing pretty well. Work was stressful, but it wasn't anything I couldn't handle...or so I thought.

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Imagine for a moment that someone told you that your attitude sucks, and you’re bringing down the whole team.

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This happened to me and it was one of the worst days of my professional career. Someone actually sat me down and told me some variation of this line. And as it sunk in, I started to cry…and cry…and cry. I cried a lot. Partly because of how horrible it felt to hear this when I’d been spending a lot of time (and overtime) trying to make sure we were delivering for the client. And partly because once the pent up negative energy started to release, it didn’t want to stop.

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It also didn’t feel good to hear this because I had always been complimented on my optimistic attitude and my ability to lift people and teams up.

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So how did it come to this sucky attitude dragging down the team? Burnout.

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After 2 previous stints of overworking due to staff shortages and then months of overserving an undeserving client and trying to help the team through the process (including listening to their complaints - because let’s be honest, I wasn’t the only one complaining) my stress level escalated through the roof and my attitude tanked. Which is pretty typical with burnout.

But why am I telling you this? It’s not for sympathy votes. Being this vulnerable is a challenge.

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This day was one of the worst days of my career. But it was also a turning point. Once I realized that what I was doing that I considered a "healthy lifestyle" wasn’t working, I started to seek other methods. I rediscovered yoga and mindfulness as ways to manage stress and began my transformation.

I also realized that I wanted to help other people through this so perhaps they could avoid burnout altogether.

Remember, when your practice, your exercise or your life gets tough, the first step is to just breathe. Now, let's discover your healthiest self.