"I have worked in the healthcare space for twenty-four years in different roles. During these years, I became extremely passionate about improving the experience for patients and care providers after seeing the immense burden and stress they often experience. It has been a rewarding career, but it came with burnout, anxiety, disordered eating, and inconsistent sleep, which placed stress on my family life dynamic. Working in the hospital during the COVID pandemic, I was vaccinated and caught COVID-19 within days of each other. This created what one of my rheumatologists described as a "massive inflammatory response" in my body, affecting my heart, skin, joints, and overall ability to function well daily. After three years of visiting many specialists and enduring many diagnostic tests, I finally found help from a Functional medical doctor specializing in Integrative Medicine. We began a treatment plan consisting of traditional and complementary methods to target inflammation and heal my body. Much of this plan required changes to my lifestyle and my stress levels. For the treatments to work, I needed the strength to change my lifestyle and nutrition. Through hard work and empowering myself to shift my mindset, I have been able to sustain my well-being and enjoy all the activities I had given up. I want to help clients learn how to balance the things they love while preventing disease, burn out and illness. I have been married to my husband Michael for over twenty years. We have two wonderful teenagers and two happy dogs. We enjoy a busy life filled with sports, cooking, gardening, and travel."