I want to be your support system, guide and accountability partner on the journey to the body you’ve always wanted. without a diet, without restrictions, without food rules; while it may sound cliche, the real work begins internally.
I was 40 lbs heavier, suffering from Binge Eating Disorder and Orthorexia Nervosa, and overwhelmed with self loathing and food addictions. For 6 years, I cycled in and out of this hateful relationship with myself and with food. I know countless numbers of us have been in this place before- hopeless and trapped bodies we don’t want, desperately trying anything and everything to change.
For me, an unhealthy food + body relationship started young. I went on my first ‘diet’ in grade school, and from that point on, I consistently restricted my eating and forced exercise. Being on a diet was non-negotiable. The constant comparison and self-judgement continued through high school, and then I made a decision that cemented this negative obsession: I enrolled in a theater program to pursue a career as an actor (an industry rooted in self-criticism- the beautiful, skinny people seemed to be the most successful). While in school, I was outwardly thriving as an actor; but on the inside, I was falling apart. I developed double eating disorders, and food became my coping mechanism.
10 years ago, I was a completely different person.
I want to be your support system, guide and accountability partner on the journey to the body you’ve always wanted. without a diet, without restrictions, without food rules; while it may sound cliche, the real work begins internally.
helping you find your ideal body
THE WOMAN BEHIND THE WELLNESS
when I moved to the most cutthroat city in the world: New York. Everyday, I was in and out of stressful auditions, working hospitality jobs that depleted my joy, and experiencing rejection on a daily basis.
After two years of 'the grind,' my ED's still going strong, I booked my first long-term, well paying job as an actor. That job changed my life. I was able to do what I LOVE every day, I felt a new sense of purpose and validity, and I settled into mindfulness practices like meditation, journaling and yoga. At the end of the 8 months I spent on that job, I returned home, and my family and friends didn't recognize me! I had lost 40 pounds without trying. No one could believe that I hadn't dieted or started exercising more. The truth was, it wasn't what I had done, it was what I had stopped doing: I had stopped punishing myself for not being skinny, and found value in myself that I hadn't seen before. In that space, the weight came off naturally.
The cycle continued after graduation,
The only way to truly appreciate the beautiful moments in life is to learn to appreciate the moments in between.
Perfection doesn't exist, so stop trying to find it.
Connections and experiences last longer than anything material.
Everyone should do yoga. And meditate.
Breathing from your belly (instead of from your chest) can change everything.
navigate their own healing journey with food + their bodies. In 2020, I enrolled at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition to become a certified Health Coach. Combined with a 200hr yoga TT from Embodied Philosophy, I use my knowledge of nutrition, the body, the mind, and the heart to help clients stuck at the bottom of the disordered eating mountain. Change is possible; I'm living proof!