What's my story? 

My obsession with my weight began in high school when my best friend and I saved up all our lunch money to buy diet pills & the “As Seen on TV” electronic ab belt – and continued throughout college where I became so addicted to crash dieting that I would literally count calories in my sleep!

Over the years, I tried everything from Atkins to Intermittent Fasting to the Master Cleanse and back—ultimately losing and gaining 40 pounds several different times. I tried weight loss supplements, injected myself with HCG shots and even restricted my calories to 1,200/day. Sure, I lost weight, but I also lost my ability to relax and enjoy being in the moment. I was constantly thinking about food and planning out my day according to what I could eat and when I could exercise. I remember having several meltdowns when I went above my calorie “limit” and when I felt pressured to “have a bite of dessert” or go out for a glass of wine. What’s worse, it became increasingly difficult to maintain my weight (even when I was eating well) because the yo-yo dieting had thrown off my metabolism & disrupted my hormones as well.

It wasn’t until after I met my husband and taught English in South Korea for a year, that I began to discover my most blissful self.  I started eating more plants, stopped obsessing over every bite of food, found workouts that I enjoyed (and that supported my hormones) and allowed myself to have dessert and a couple glasses of wine when I wanted to! I began to loosen up and enjoy life, and even though I still had ups and downs, I was finally learning how to be my best me.

Eventually, I moved to LA and started a career in event production and marketing.  While I loved the thrill, I grew resentful of the long hours, constant state of stress and inability to find balance and enjoy my life! I began developing debilitating migraines that made it impossible to go to work. Desperate for a solution, I visited several doctors who not only minimized my struggle, but sent me home with heavy-duty painkillers that ended up actually fueling and intensifying the problem!

After weeks without relief, I decided to take matters into my own hands—putting myself on a holistic eating plan and completely ridding my system of prescription medications. I also took a look at how my obsession with weight loss and high intensity exercise was throwing off my hormones and contributing to symptoms like fatigue, low libido and weight gain. I decided to transition off the hormonal birth control pill and although it took me about a year to regain a natural menstrual cycle, I learned SO much about my body and the impact that my habits truly had on my hormones. After experiencing relief from my migraines (something I’m still working on!) and getting more in-tune with my body and my hormones, I decided to quit my job to pursue a career as a holistic health coach so that I could help others do the same.

Today I’m free from diets, over exercising and burnout— and I’ve never been happier! All my ups and downs led me to create a more balanced life filled with real foods that taste amazing and exercise that's always enjoyable. It's been years since I lost 40lbs, came off hormonal birth control and broke FREE from restriction, and I can’t wait to share this BLISS with you! 

Would you like to join me?