You’ll Need to Lose 30
lbs. to Do That.
...the unkind words that kickstarted my life’s work.
I dried my tears that December day in 2017 after a graduate professor humiliated me over my dream of being on 'TV like Ellen.' Inspired by anger and frustration, I told myself I’d prove a point to her by losing 30 lbs. over the next summer. At the time, I didn’t realize that summer would spark the passion for my life’s work. For the first time, I had a real outlet...a hobby.
In the following years, I had a turbulent relationship with food and exercise. Like so many women out there, I fell victim to the internet—everywhere from the Paleo diet to a trip to the E.R. in the back of an ambulance from overdosing on pre-workout. You name it—I tried it. This toxic relationship continued until May of 2019, when I broke my ankle.
My injury forced me to stop and take stock of my health. Over the course of the healing process, I developed a healthier relationship with food and exercise and even hired a personal trainer. After growing unhappy with my trainer, I soon realized there was a serious gap in fitness and exercise: the ability to live like a normal person.
Fed up with diet culture, lots of spare pandemic-time on my hands and a partner who said, 'You can do it, so do it,' I started my venture into becoming a personal trainer. Four years later, I hold have helped countless women turn their back on diet culture and create a life of balance. My relationship with food and exercise is the healthiest it’s ever been, and my life’s mission is teaching women how to cultivate the same experience.
