Coach, consultant, podcast host, speaker, plant mom, human design manifestor, and mountain lover who lives in the mountains of New Hampshire.
Long story waaaaay less long: in 2019 after graduating from the University of New Hampshire, having been personal training for four-years, six years in recovery from an eating disorder, and being an extremely independent (sometimes to a fault) and self-motivated human being – I moved North and started a business.
Now let’s get into the whole story and everything that is happening today.
Areas of focus
What from the outside may seem a bit scattered, that could be nothing further from the truth. If examined under a microscope, you’d see that it is truly ALL very intricately connected. When beginning to tell you about my focal areas I would say I help individuals find an approach that works for them both now and for the long-game.
My focal areas are strength training, eating disorder recovery, relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S), endometriosis + chronic pain/illness, trail strategy and nutrition.
Let’s dive a tad deeper. Strength training and mindset around movement was the inception of my business. And it remains an integral part. I love working with folks to create an appropriate strength and movement program for their individual needs. I especially love being able to work with individuals navigating the gray area of movement in Eating Disorder Recovery, RED-S, and with chronic pain/illness. Eating Disorder Recovery, RED-S, and endometriosis are near to my heart and a huge reason I’m in the game of entrepreneurship. I’ve been there. I’ve figured it out FOR ME, and I’d like to help you figure it out FOR YOU. And when it comes to the trail, well I just love all things about it and would love to share my knowledge with you in whatever capacity you need.
Education
Education
+ B.A Psychology (Neuroscience focus) – University of New Hampshire – Summa Cum Laude
+ Minor in Nutrition – University of New Hampshire
+ Primary author of manuscript published in SCAN’s Pulse Publication: Role of Psychoneuroendocrine Factors in Menstrual Dysfunction Among Athletes
+ Undergraduate Teaching Assistant: Nutrition for Exercise and Sport, Psychobiology
Certifications
+ NASM Certified Personal Trainer
+ AFPA Certified Sports Nutritionist
+ Eating Disorder Intuitive Therapy (EDIT) Certified Eating Disorder Recovery Coach
+ IDEA Health & Fitness Association Functional Programming for the Female Client Certificate
+ Human Kinetics Running Mechanics and Gait Analysis
+ AFPA Lifestyle and Wellness Coaching
My story
The less long, but still long version.
From a very young age I’ve been a sensitive lil human bean. Think sea anemone that gets punched in the tentacles (I know, I know, great image, sorry) and needed to cope to find ways to manage this. Let’s be thankful I’ve found much more sustainable and supportive ways to manage the sensitivity. I didn’t always have this though. I grew up competing nationally in jump-rope, yes jump-rope. It began as me going to the after school jump-rope club and quickly escalated from there. I loved it, and to this day it’s my favorite sport and I often still jump. What I loved was the pure joy I found in moving my body, the play, the expression of myself. What I didn’t love was the management of all of the feelings going on inside of me and my body. Again, sea anemone. Eventually I found my way into an eating disorder that I would struggle with for a decade. One that I never thought I would get out of alive. And one that I am now over a decade in remission from.
I began hiking in 2016. At this point I was a little over three years in remission from my eating disorder experience. Hiking was never in the plan. I had this innate knowing that I enjoyed it from a young age because my parents would take me on hikes in the White Mountains of NH, love when a story comes full circle. Hiking began as an activity I did with friends to get outside. It quickly became an activity I found myself in. The spiritual connection resembled my early days in recovery. It reminded me of this ability to connect with my needs, to listen to my body, and to support my body. Hiking has (and still does) served as a teacher and a process of checking in with myself. For me it’s a combination of being in nature, in the middle of nowhere, all senses aware, and movement which from a young age was a way for me to find joy and to be free.
During my eating disorder experience I also dealt with Relatively Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S), which at the time was the “Female Athlete Triad”. Years later, I find myself with some of the downstream effects of this including osteopenia or low bone density. I’m here to advocate for the ongoing physical/mental/emotional toll that eating disorders and low-energy availability can have on a human being. This experience has taught me many lessons in taking care of not only my physical body but my brain and spiritual self as well. Something else that has also contributed to my learning similar lessons: endometriosis. My experience with endo and chronic pain has been a rollercoaster ride and a rollercoaster to diagnosis (as it tends to be). I believe that navigating my eating disorder and it’s effects helped me to navigate endo and that endo has taught me additional lessons for my ongoing recovery. They are hand in hand. I’m using my process to help me on my process.
Enter biz. Practically my child. While I almost went fully into the medical school route, I knew there was another path for me and I decided to follow it. We can thank chronic pain + a case of stubbornness + tenacity here. I want to help other humans. I want to promote being a human being rather than a human doing. I want to support you in being your best self. I want to be the light at the end of the tunnel, even if that tunnel is long. I want to be an example that there is a way, and to also support you in your way being novel and the best for you. I want to say that yes gray areas exist, plot twists happen, and being a human (being) is hard – AND, you got this.
Philosophy & values
As the case for many personal brands, I do what I do because 1. it matters, 2. I’ve been there, and 3. I want to see you win too.
My philosophy is that everything is connected and when we can truly understand and lean into this, magic can happen. In the same breath, everything is a p r o c e s s. Things take time, and we as human beings (not human doings) take time.
When it comes to values, I listed my top ten on a podcast episode titled “Questions and prompts for reflection and clarity”, and I will list them here because personal values are important to me – they align with my own choices, my business, and how I develop relationships with my clients. In no particular order: integrity, compassion, boldness, joyful movement or adventure, health, leadership, freedom, spirituality, creativity, and equanimity.
And you might ask what my intention is for you: to help you find and follow a sustainable and long-game approach, no matter what the topic at hand is.
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