I grew up with sports as my second language - basketball, volleyball, and especially softball, which I played from age four until I was 29. Movement was just part of my life. I was on my high school’s pom squad, loved to dance, and staying active felt easy. But looking back, I realize I was never actually taught how to take care of my body. I stayed in shape because of practices and games, not because I understood nutrition or healthy habits.

Then life changed. My twenties hit, sports ended, and suddenly I couldn’t eat whatever I wanted anymore. The weight crept on, and with it came something even heavier: shame. I felt like a fraud—how could someone who’d always been an athlete feel so lost in her own body? I hated what I saw in the mirror and found myself constantly comparing myself to other women. It affected my confidence, my relationships, and my happiness. I tried everything... South Beach, Weight Watchers, Special K, Advocare, Portion Fix, Military Diet, shakes, wraps, diet pills…if it promised quick results, I probably bought it.

Everything changed when I stopped chasing quick fixes and started learning how my body actually worked. Tracking my food wasn’t restrictive, it was eye-opening. For the first time, I understood how nutrition could work for me instead of against me. I found workouts I genuinely enjoyed, built discipline instead of relying on motivation, and slowly became the kind of woman who keeps promises to herself.

Then I became a mom, and that gave me an even bigger reason to stay consistent. I wanted to be healthy enough to run with my boys, strong enough to keep up with them, and to teach them lessons I was never taught growing up, that food fuels your body, strength is something you earn, and you're capable of so much more than your mind sometimes tells you.

Today, I get to live that mission every single day. I get to pour into women who feel stuck, overwhelmed, and frustrated with themselves because I've been that woman. I know what it's like to battle emotional eating, to start over every Monday, and to wonder if you'll ever feel confident in your own skin again. And I also know what's waiting on the other side of consistency.

That's why I coach. I help moms stop chasing quick fixes, build sustainable habits, lose the weight for good, and become the strong, confident women they were always capable of being—not just for themselves, but for the families who are watching them every step of the way.