I received my training as a Health Coach from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition's cutting-edge Health Coach Training Program.
During my training, I studied over 100 dietary theories, practical lifestyle management techniques, and innovative coaching methods with some of the world’s top health and wellness experts. My teachers included Dr. Andrew Weil, Director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine; Dr. Deepak Chopra, leader in the field of mind-body medicine; Dr. David Katz, Director of Yale University’s Prevention Research Center; Dr. Walter Willett, Chair of Nutrition at Harvard University; Geneen Roth, bestselling author and expert on emotional eating; and many other leading researchers and nutrition authorities.
My education has equipped me with extensive knowledge in holistic nutrition, health coaching, and preventive health. Drawing on these skills and my knowledge of different dietary theories, I work with clients to help them make lifestyle changes that produce real and lasting results.
I am Board Certified by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners.
Prior to founding My Nutritious Life, LLC and beginning my career as a health coach, I spent 12 years in the highly competitive environment of corporate sales & marketing in the pharmaceutical, healthcare, consumer packaged goods and publishing industries. During my 8 years in pharmaceutical sales for Johnson & Johnson and Novartis, I specialized in Psychiatry, Neurology, Gastroenterology, Pediatrics and Cardiology. As a Senior Specialty Sales Representative, I was required to have extensive knowledge in the clinical research, pathology and treatment options for the various diseases that my products were used to treat.
I am also quite familiar with the stress and pressure of competition. I have spent 24 years as an Equestrian Competitor. My mom shared her passion for horses with me at a very early age. Growing up, Mom and I would "camp out" in the stalls next to our horses at shows. She even taught me how to drive and back up a horse trailer at the age of 14. I'm very proud to have shown our horses on an international level since I was 16 years old, and to have won 5 U.S. and Canadian National and Reserve National Championship titles.
My personal and professional background allows me to provide my clients with a unique perspective as a health coach. Based on my experience, I truly believe there is a very important place for both Conventional/Western medicine and Natural/Complementary medicine, especially when integrated with one another. No matter what combination of treatment modalities someone may require, the foundation of all good health and healing is nutrition.