Meet your Seattle nutrition expert

why am I here?

I’m here because I believe our stories have power.

I know what it feels like to feel broken, alone, and confused by your own body—and to be dismissed by the very people meant to help.

I’m here to help you feel seen, understand and trust what your body is telling you, and find the confidence to advocate for your health.

It’s an honor to be part of your story.

tl;dr

A lifetime of symptoms—PCOS (now PMOS), anxiety, chronic fatigue, pain, migraines, infertility, irregular cycles, acne, and vertigo—eventually traced back to adrenal insufficiency rooted in prolonged chronic stress, complex trauma, high-demand religion, and poor diet.

PMOS was never the cause - it was a symptom.

After years of bouncing between providers, my nutrition training finally gave me the tools I needed to identify root causes and make sustainable changes. Since then, my cycles have stabilized, my energy and skin have improved, and I no longer feel ruled by hunger.

Now, I offer the same education and support that transformed my health, so you can find relief and clarity too.

my health story

GROWING UP

From an early age, I struggled to trust or even listen to my body. For the first few decades of my life, I battled disordered eating behaviors, hypoglycemia, intense hunger, migraines, fatigue, and cystic acne. As I got older, the symptoms persisted, joined by weight struggles and severely irregular periods.

Growing up in poverty also meant that access to quality food and medical care wasn’t always a given.

INTO ADULTHOOD

Once I had my own income and health insurance, I started seeking medical care for my symptoms.

My dermatologist treated my acne with a revolving door of topical medications, antibiotics, and chemical peels. My gynecologist prescribed birth control to regulate my periods—and it worked! I had a monthly bleed and could even schedule it around vacations.

At the time, I thought my problems were being solved. I didn’t yet realize that managing symptoms and understanding what was causing them were two very different things.

MY INFERTILITY BATTLE

When my partner and I decided to try to get pregnant, I stopped taking birth control and using my acne treatments. And wouldn’t you know it…

All my symptoms came roaring back.

The acne. The irregular periods. The whole mess. I’d been managing symptoms for years without ever addressing their underlying causes.

I was eventually diagnosed with PCOS (now PMOS!)—and discovered I wasn’t ovulating. No ovulation meant no chance of conceiving naturally.

After two unsuccessful rounds of medication to stimulate ovulation, my gynecologist told me very plainly that I would “probably become diabetic”, and that without expensive fertility treatments we couldn’t afford, there was nothing more to be done.

You can imagine the heartbreak my partner and I felt.

I was left struggling with painful acne, nonexistent sex drive, unpredictable periods, and hunger that dictated every minute of my daily schedule. And on top of it all, I couldn’t have a baby - something I’d wanted for years.

I felt betrayed by my own body. Like it was working against me instead of with me.

I felt completely broken.

FINDING ANSWERS

A few years later, I started researching my symptoms myself. My intuition told me there was more going on than my doctors had conveyed.

I began learning about PMOS and the role of insulin sensitivity in symptoms like weight struggles and fatigue. It wasn’t the whole picture, but it was a start.

That alone led me to answers where my healthcare providers had left me in the dark.

Over time, losing weight became easier, my hypoglycemic symptoms eased, and my acne cleared. But some pieces were still missing—things I’d come to believe were simply part of life.

That’s what led me to formally study functional nutrition and use my own health journey as a learning experience along the way.

Since then, I’ve continued to make progress with my insulin sensitivity and nervous system regulation. And now, in my 40s, I have regular menstrual cycles every 29–34 days—a change I’m incredibly proud of.

My journey has given me a unique empathy for those who’ve felt unseen, unheard, and desperately grasping for solutions. I had to figure it out on my own - but you don’t have to.