Then I got sick. Like debilitatingly sick.
It took me five agonizing years to be diagnosed with Lyme disease plus a host of other co-infections. At just 27, living in a beautiful high rise apartment with my career skyrocketing, I could barely get out of bed.
I thought I had early onset dementia, arthritis, and everything I ate made me sick. Once while still in treatment, I flew to DC for work. I had to carry all my specially made food, tinctures and herbs in a separate suitcase. I lived like this for years. It was by no means easy, but I was healing.
Through traditional Western doctors, naturopathic doctors, herbs, a specific anti-inflammatory diet, a deep spiritual practice and my family, I slowly regained my health. As someone who had lived off cheese pizza for most of my life, I was fascinated by how my body could heal itself through food and herbs.
I went back to school to become a nationally Board Certified Holistic Nutritionist (BCHN). I learned the importance of a whole-being approach to life; that I had the power to define and design my own success and I became empowered to make other women feel the same.
I believe the most inspirational people are those who find blessings in what looks like defeat or great challenges. They become more resilient, self-aware, and capable of serving others. Through their pain they heal not only others, but themselves. I’ve always had a vision for my life, a need to serve, empower and help. This is my vision for you as well.
When not being a media ninja, I’m rocking out my best life on the beach in San Diego surrounded by loving family and friends. My passion project is supporting education for orphans in Mexico through a non-profit called Corazon de Vida.