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My body started showing signs of sensitivity as a young child. Chronic ear infections. Lactose intolerance. I found my first fibroadenoma at 17. Simply put, this was "common" for young women and nothing to worry about.

Through my life I experienced chronic digestive issues, crippling dysmenorrhea, chronic gynecological issues and catching every sickness around. I took countless rounds of antibiotics and antifungals for years.

With every visit I collected a new diagnosis...

SIBO protocols for years. Gastritis & GERD that kept me from eating, sleeping. Anxiety that kept me from functioning. Acne that damaged my self-esteem. Interstitial Cystitis I was told I'd need to live with forever (but has been gone for years now) . Hypoglycemia that I was told is "normal". Raynauds so bad I'd wear layers in summer. Mercury toxicity that never budged despite "detoxing". Pre-cancerous cells I'd have to "watch & wait".

I lost faith in naturopathic medicine, because it seemed like western medicine was just playing dress up with expensive supplements.

I thought chronic symptoms & food intolerances were something I'd have to live with forever...

I studied plant medicine, wildcrafting, botany, essential oils, nutrition, took loads of adaptogens, meditated. Spent all my free time with new books, podcasts, courses.

The protocols helped for a period of time, but I was always playing catch up with my symptoms.

Then in 2022, after an overseas trip, my body collapsed. My symptoms got so bad I ended up in urgent care *again* and of course, everything looked fine on paper.

I had eliminated so many foods, it felt impossible to eat out or project any sense of normalcy. I had unrelenting fatigue and exhaustion. I had trouble sleeping and crippling anxiety. My skin was a mess and it hurt to look in the mirror. I lost my active lifestyle and my ability to work suffered.

Why did this happen?
How could I get better?
How I could I keep it from happening again?

It is surrenders like these that lay the soft, fertile ground for transformation. It can be darkest before dawn.

I finally decided to get serious about my healing, stop cutting corners, stop looking for that perfect supplement or biohack.

I learned that nothing on google or social media would truly help me understand what I needed to heal.
I learned that most "experts" don't understand what women with chronic gut issues actually need to heal.
I learned that health is a marathon, not a sprint.
It asks nothing but one simple thing: be willing to listen to the messages we receive.

With the right information and given the right care, our bodies can come back into balance and function as they were meant to.

Today I have the energy to do things I love, I eat food without discomfort and embarrassing symptoms. I don't revolve life around my gut and neither do the clients I've worked with.

My journey started with herbs, wildcrafting, plant medicine and studying clinical herbalism studies through renowned herbalists Sajah Popham and Dr. Aviva Romm. I became an expert in herbs, energetics, actions and the research that supports herbal healing as a natural solution to life's common ailments. Herbal medicine is truly the people's medicine, and it's been used safely and reliably for millennia.

I became a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDNP) and continued to hone my expertise in gut & hormone health, with specialties in biotoxin/mold illness and recovery from chronic issues like IBS, SIBO, adrenal burnout, anxiety & skin issues.

I've participated in advanced clinical mentorships through Institute of Functional Medicine (IFM) providers, am a certified hair tissue mineral analysis (HTMA) expert (level I & II) and a perinatal minerals expert. I've completed multiple advanced certifications in functional blood chemistry, blood sugar management and mitochondrial health, hormone balancing with the DUTCH test, advanced gut health & microbiome training and pro-metabolic approaches to weight loss. I'm also a SIBO Hero Healthcare Practitioner.

Along the way I learned something very jarring: functional medicine doesn't actually know much about fixing gut issues. They throw damaging herbs and generic supplements at things like SIBO, IBS, IBD while putting people on restrictive diets that are detrimental to long-term gut health. I knew something was missing, so I sought advanced training from the top leading experts in microbiome restoration. This is why my approach to chronic gut issues is completely different from what you've tried and why it works so well. With the wrong approach, I see well-meaning practitioners often damage the gut further, so I find it crucial to work with a microbiome expert when healing chronic gut issues.

I've also studied Mertpati Putih (White Dove) breathwork and meditation techniques and trained in somatic stress release with Dr. Scott Lyons. Stress resilience and nervous system work is the #1 overlooked piece of holistic health and a key to long-term recovery from chronic health issues. Just doing supplements while neglecting our somatic body leaves a huge gap in long-term healing.

Because I spent a lifetime seeing countless integrative professionals and not getting well, wasting thousand upon thousands only to be left with my provider scratching their head....

My approach is holistic, yet data-driven. It's completely individualized to the person I'm serving with no cookie cutter protocols, no throwing supplements at you with no explanation and no support. You get a life-changing transformation and understanding of exactly what your body needs to heal. This is the way to create real, lasting transformations and it's available to anyone willing to try.

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