MY STORY

The first time I remember thinking I couldn’t wear something because of my body was in first grade. I remember other girls telling me that I couldn’t. I remember having others tell me that what I did and how I did it was wrong or weird. My light was dimmed at such a young age, and I stopped wanting to be myself. When I look back on my life now, I recognize that I spent a majority of my life trying to change myself for others. I was never living as my authentic self. This led me to grow up with disordered eating habits that turned into eating disorders and over exercising. It led me to believe that I was not good enough, and I became extremely anxious and depressed. I let my body image keep me from experiencing life. I treated myself and others with very little compassion because I was miserable, under eating and over exercising. I truly hated myself. 

My junior year of college, I knew I needed to change. I was at the peak of my ED, the most depressed I’ve ever been, abusing substances, and I knew I didn’t want to feel trapped and alone in this place anymore. So, I enrolled in the Institute for Integrative Nutrition Health Coaching Program with the intention of educating myself on holistic health. I quickly realized that I was extremely passionate about sharing the information that I was learning, and that I could see myself helping others through similar struggles that I had gone through. I started lifting, and I am so grateful. Learning to be strong and not feeling the need to shrink myself mentally or physically was a game changer. I fell in love with the gym as a positive outlet. I decided to pursue my NASM CPT and 200-hour Yoga Teacher Certification to build upon new beliefs I was forming. I knew that these certifications would make me feel accomplished in addition to being able to help others with their physical self along with their spiritual self.

I decided to finish college online, and I started working as a trainer at Equinox before I graduated and stayed at there for about a year. I knew I was meant to do more than just train. I’m meant to guide through lifestyle habits, mindset, nutrition, movement, and self love practices. The complete well being of the soul. That’s the short version of how I ended up here. Now, I am continuing to heal my hormones and self-worth every single day. I’ve been a health coach for three years, a trainer for two years, and a yoga instructor for one year, but it wasn’t until recently that I’ve called myself a well-being coach. It feels right. It feels authentic to my soul. I’m so grateful for my past experiences because while there can still be days that I struggle, I know that I have gone through these things to make me the woman I am today. I know that they have guided you to me, and I’m so glad you’re here.

It’s time to elevate mind, body, and soul

Let’s live authentically, together.