I grew up in the 1960s fueled by Pop-Tarts, Jello, Wonder Bread, and an almost unlimited supply of soda (thanks to my pop’s job as a soda pop sales rep). Nutrition education was basically non-existent, and emotional eating quietly became my coping strategy long before I had words for it.

By my teens, diet culture had me smitten. Twiggy was the ideal, Seventeen Magazine was the rule book, and crash dieting became my sport. I lost weight, gained more, and learned early that shrinking my body never made me feel worthy—it just made me feel hungry and worthless.

In my 20s, I studied psychology and then decided to pursue my dream of going to fashion school in San Francisco. Fashion school taught me that anything above a size 2 was considered “ignorable." And I was far from a size 2 because of stress eating due to my high stress job as an assistant buyer (be careful what you wish for!). So I hid behind black clothes and big handbags—until I'd had enough. I decided to explore my city and move my body. I began walking the steep hills of San Francisco. Walking daily helped me reconnect with my body which led me on the path to healthier eating and taking better care of myself.

Eventually, I lost weight and became a Jenny Craig consultant—on the outside, an expert; on the inside, still struggling. I could create a 1200-calorie meal plan in my sleep, but I hadn’t healed my own relationship with food. Worse, I watched client after client lose weight . . . then regain it after leaving the program. They blamed themselves, but it was never their fault. It was the system that failed them. My heart was heavy . . .

That was my wake-up call.

I stepped away and studied everything I could about the psychology of weight loss and habit change. I became a certified life and weight loss coach, and began unraveling what diets never address: the emotional roots of overeating, the shame cycle, and the loss of self-trust women are conditioned into at a very young age.

Today, I eat with enjoyment and ease, trust myself and my body, and no longer live by food rules or fear of weight gain. And now, I help women do the same—by reconnecting with their inner wisdom, breaking free from diet culture, and creating food freedom that actually lasts.

I'm here to help you meet your heroic self, reclaim your self-worth, and live a joyful, empowered life in a body you love—without shame, restriction, or starting over ever again.