Illness is an invitation…

into the deeper workings of YOU

My journey began at the age of three

Most three year olds cannot conceptualize what their life will become and fortunately neither did I, however a life changing health condition would support in guiding me here.

I was diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis just before my third birthday. Many of my early years were spent in chronic pain with little to no explanation of why my body was expressing this way. Immunosuppressants were seemingly the answer.

This challenge would serve as my ‘canary in the coal mine’ ~ helping me to innerstand my limits while serving as one of my greatest teachers. (Teachers are not always kind).

I gratefully live pain free and full of purpose. I am here to help you do the same.

After nearly a decade on immunosuppressants, pain meds, steroid injections and more, my gut was a hot mess. So much so that I was (teasingly) offered beano in middle school. I was bloated, constipated and feeling downright awful.

I can fortunately say that currently my digestion is the best it’s ever been. I have explored nearly every type of ‘diet’, cleanse, supplement… you name it. My journey of healing has propelled me into deep understanding of the body, our environment, and the central role of nervous system regulation.

My passion is rooted in the deep understanding of the interconnectedness of all things as it relates to our felt sense of well-being.

More than anything I know that you are looking for a more than a prescription or just another supplement. You are looking to understand why you don’t feel well and what you can proactively do to change.

Credentials & Practice Focus

BS in Biology & Neuroscience

MS Health Education/Holistic Nutrition

Additional teachings in:

  • Functional Medicine

  • Functional Lab Analysis - GI Map, Organic Acids, DUTCH, Blood Chem, Organic Acids, Mycotoxin, HTMA & more

  • Bioresonance Practitioner through IBA

  • Clinical Herbalism

  • BioRegulatory Medicine & Homotoxicology

  • Homeopathy

  • Traditional Chinese Medicine

  • Advanced Nutrition Response Practitioner (NRT)

  • Chi Nei Tsang (Taoist Abdominal Massage)

  • Lymphatic Drainage Massage

Areas of focus: environmental medicine, mineral balance, hydration, drainage & detoxification, EMF mitigation, HPA axis regulation, mitochondrial function & nutritional sufficiency.

Tendrils of my life…

Culinary

I absolutely adore food and believe it’s an essential part of our healing journey, as we all have to nourish. I believe connection to our food and to land is essential in order for our body to truly heal. We cannot expect to heal our digestion and brain with processed, toxin loaded food. I love helping others find their joy in the kitchen and garden.

Hot Springs

My favorite activity of all time is the sacred art of doing nothing while soaking in hot springs. It’s my lifelong goal to live on land where I am able to tend to springs and even create a sanctuary of healing from these living waters. Geothermal water right from the earth is my ultimate medicine.

Abrothacary

I created and ran a bone broth company called The Abrothacary for 5 years in the Bay Area. Although we are no longer in business, bone broth remains a staple in my kitchen and in my daily nourishment. It is one of my favorite nourishing foods & I’m so grateful to have had the (wild) experience of running a food production company.

Yoga

I stepped onto my mat when I was 14 years old and have never looked back. Yoga & mediation are an integral part of my life and who I am. I have been teaching for the last ten years and can’t imagine my life without it. Having a practice that continually challenges and reconnects me to who I am is a daily reminder of my ‘why’ in this life.