My career started as an elite gymnast. My dream was to compete at the Olympics and become a “world class” coach. Unfortunately, my journey took an unexpected turn when I suffered a wrist injury involving the growth plate. Injuries can be challenging and often force us to reassess our goals and paths in life. My wrist injury shifted the course of my gymnastics career, but ultimately led me back to a path where I could support and positively impact others.

I went on to college to successfully graduate with a double major in Sociology and Economics, landing my first corporate job shortly after. For the next 17 years, I worked relentlessly—long hours, constant deadlines, and the pressure of climbing an ambitious corporate ladder. On the outside, everything looked successful. On the inside, my body was quietly asking for help.

I started experiencing chronic health issues in 2010 and began a yoga regimen to help alleviate the stressors from corporate life. Yoga became a source of love, strength, and nourishment.

Yoga became a source of love, strength, and nourishment—it was the awakening I didn’t know I needed.

While Eastern medicine helped, I slowly returned to my usual eating habits, including meat, dairy, and wheat. Within another six months, my symptoms began to reappear. That was the turning point. I realized that what I was eating—and how I was living—played a profound role in how I felt in my body. I began making deeper, more intentional changes, eventually transitioning to cooking 100% vegan at home (which certainly helps when your partner is on the same page).

Food, mindful movement, and nervous-system-supportive practices became essential to my healing. Together, they allowed me to feel and move symptom-free again.

I knew then that I wanted to be on a path that inspired, supported, and nurtured others’ well-being

I knew I wanted to be on a path that inspired, supported, and nurtured other’s well-being—helping people reconnect with their bodies, find relief, and feel at home within themselves again.