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Despite having access to quality food and natural remedies, 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 young adulthood I experienced challenges like chronic digestive issues, crippling dysmenorrhea, chronic gynecological issues and catching every sickness around. I took countless rounds of antibiotics and antifungals, yo-yoing between the two.

Looking in from the outside, you wouldn't know I was struggling with chronic gut issues & debilitating body pain - I was determined to get outside every weekend hiking, backpacking, canyoneering.

I thought chronic health symptoms were something I'd have to live with forever...and with every doctor's visit I collected a new diagnosis, but no answers about why?

SIBO. Gastritis. GERD. Anxiety. Acne. Cystitis. Hypoglycemia. Raynauds. Mercury toxicity. Pre-cancerous cells.

I studied plant medicine, wildcrafting, botany, essential oils, nutrition, took loads of adaptogens, meditated. More 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 canyoneering 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 had severe gut dysbiosis driving my bloating, anxiety, inflammation, skin issues and body-pain. My adrenals were tanked which explained my profound fatigue. My hormones were barely on the map, they looked like those of a menopausal woman.

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.

I learned about wildcrafting, botany, plant medicine and went through advanced Herbal Academy programs. I enrolled in clinical herbalism studies through renowned herbalists Sajah Popham and Dr. Aviva Romm, with a focus on women's health through young adult, fertility, perinatal and menopausal years. I became an expert in herbs, energetics, actions and the research that supports herbal healing as a safe and natural solution.

I eventually realized that we need deeper data about the body to craft a truly effective plan. Herbalism is so powerful, but I felt there was way too much guessing.

So 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.

I've studied Mertpati Putih (White Dove) breathwork and meditation techniques and am training to be a Somatic Stress Release Practitioner. 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 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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