My Story

 1998                                                                                                                           2015                                                                                                          

 I heard a phrase one time that resonated with me..."My mess is my message". When we deal with challenges in our own life, and we learn and grow from them, then we naturally want to share and help others that are faced with similar issues. I believe that is one of the reasons I have come to have such a passion for working with individuals and helping them find a new direction.

I have journeyed through emotional eating, binge eating, and yo yo dieting. Finding myself fifty five pounds over weight and landing myself in a pre-diabetic state. Feeling older than my grandmother and having zero energy . Food was my medication of choice for everything from  happy, sad, angry, stressed or bored. Those years of abuse, had wreaked havoc physically, mentally and emotionally.

Its a fork in the road many of us find ourselves facing. It was the beginning of years of study, learning and application. Since losing fifty five pounds seventeen years ago,  I feel that I have found some answers.. answers that have changed how I use food, answers that have given me the ability to love food, with out living for food.  I can honestly say I feel stronger, and have more mental, physical and emotional energy then I did when I was seventeen years younger! It truly is a way of life for me.  

As a mother and grandmother, I feel that my life experiences aid me in a better understanding of what you may be feeling. I have had the challenges of weight gain through my childbearing years ( and beyond). I have experienced the transition of middle age, menopause and the effects it takes on an individual emotionally and physically.

I do not offer you another diet.... I believe a diet is like mowing the lawn, it cuts the dandelions down for a time, and then, before you know it they are popping up their little yellow heads taunting us once again! 

I work with you to get to the root, learn the reasons why food has that kind of power in our lives, why we use food  to calm and cope with stress. We then learn new healthy behaviors, behaviors that will change the way we think about food, you will have a whole new relationship with food that will bring about a freedom that instills peace and satisfaction.  

You will come away with a sound understanding of nutrition. How whole, healthy foods in balance fuel this amazing machine.  You will have the ability to apply this knowledge in your own kitchen for a lifetime of good health and energy.

You will find within yourself a wonderful new way of life.