ABOUT ME
Behind everything I do the intention is simple, bringing you back to your body.
My interest in nutrition began at 14 when I joined the cross country and track team. What started as a way to improve performance quickly became something much deeper. I began to see how food could act as medicine, not just for sport, but for healing.
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From there, I became committed to understanding the body not just as something to manage, but something intelligent enough to guide us when we learn how to listen.
Most of my formal training focused on biochemistry, anatomy, and physiology - the physical systems of the body. That foundation is essential. But over time, I became equally interested in how stress, emotions, energy, and lived experience influence those systems and our cells, and how the body adapts, protects, and responds through both physical and physiological pathways.
Most of my schooling focused on the physical - biochemistry, anatomy, physiology, etc. - which is essential, but only half the story. The other half is the energetics of the body: understanding how emotions, energy, and lived experiences influence our cells, organ systems, and tissues, and how those connections contribute to illness or healing.
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As a holistic registered dietitian, I take a body-led approach, combining nutrition, functional medicine, eastern medicine, and herbalism, to help restore trust, balance, and regulation while making the body itself the roadmap for healing.
Health and wellness isn’t just my profession, it’s how I live. I’m a runner, kettlebell enthusiast, herbalism devotee, and someone who loves spending time in nature. Movement and health are central parts of my life, and I view my work as something I also continually learn through in my own body. ​​
I believe everything we need for health and healing exists in nature and within ourselves.
my healing journey
While my professional training shaped my foundation, my deepest understanding of the body came through lived experience.
I spent most of my life in conflict with my body. Around the same time my interest in nutrition began, I also developed an eating disorder that would span many years of my life. It showed up through restriction, over-exercising, bingeing, control, and deep disconnection from my body.
For a long time, I tried to “manage” it and fight against it, until I realized healing required something different: not more control, but a complete shift in how I related to my body.
Healing required dismantling who I thought I was, rebuilding from the inside out, and meeting myself for the first time. That process ultimately led me into full recovery and a completely different relationship with myself.
What I learned through this experience is that there is a difference between managing symptoms and actually healing the system underneath them - and that distinction changes everything.
my gut health journey
After my recovery, I began experiencing significant gut-related symptoms including chronic acne, hair loss, fatigue, dizziness, nutrient malabsorption, and digestive distress. What followed was a period of deeper exploration into how the body responds after long-term stress and restriction.
I was trying everything I knew, but my gut wasn’t improving. So, I went deeper and sat with my body. I leaned into my studies of herbal medicine, eastern medicine, functional nutrition, and once again, my body became my teacher. Over the course of a year, I was able to restore my health.
This experience further shaped the work I do today and deepened my understanding of how interconnected the body truly is. Both these experiences required a level of connection with my body I hadn’t known was possible, and completely changed how I now approach healing.
This is the work I now bring into my programs, helping clients rebuild trust with their body from the inside out.
This journey inspired me to create my “Back To Your Body” program, designed to help others find the same freedom and connection with their own bodies
professional experience & credentials
I work with individuals navigating complex relationships with food, body, and health - often where physical symptoms and emotional patterns are deeply interconnected.​​
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​Beyond private practice, I have worked in a variety of settings, providing both individual care and group education:
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​Mental health outpatient clinic
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Treatment centers for substance use and mental health
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Internships at UFC and collegiate-level basketball programs​
Alongside my own healing journey and clinical experience, I also bring personal experience as a former college cross country and track athlete, marathon runner, and certified personal trainer. This allows me to bridge both personal understanding and professional knowledge in my work.
I work with both teenagers and adults, specializing in:
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Eating disorders and disordered eating
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Gut health and metabolic dysfunction: (PCOS, thyroid, diabetes, menstrual irregularities, etc.)
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Sports nutrition and performance optimization
​In addition to 1-on-1 sessions, I teach nutrition groups for various facilities.
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My life’s work is dedicated to understanding the body’s intricacies, guiding others on their path to healing, and deepening my own relationship with my body as I go along. Wherever possible, I integrate tools from my personal healing journey with professional knowledge to meet each client where they are.
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Explore ways to work together and find the approach that best fits where you are right now.
licensing & certifications
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Licensed Registered Dietitian (MS, RDN)
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Masters Degree in Nutrition, Health, & Longevity (USC)
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Clinical Herbalist (in progress)
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National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) Personal Trainer
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Kettlebell Athletics Level 1
