Hello! I'm here as your partner to help you define and focus your wellness goals, design action steps toward achieving those goals, and identify accountability measures to stick to the plan. My scope of practice is performance and prevention. I've been competitive my entire life. I love to challenge myself and constantly take action to improve my performance. Wellness is critical for me here and probably for you, too. If you're like me, you're looking to be a better parent and partner and want to bring your best self to work every day. You may even be preparing for your next competition (setting a new PR, am I right?) So, I've found for me and my clients that a focused wellness plan provides the support we need to perform at our best. 

Okay, that's performance, but what about prevention? I believe life is fragile, and we have too little time to achieve everything we want (I hear this all the time from clients). Prevention is about not only managing our lifestyle in a way that supports a longer life but also ensuring we maintain our health span. If we're living longer, let's insist that every bit of our energy, vitality, and mental acuity endures for our lifetime. We can affect that, and coaching is a tool to get us there.

Why me? Physical fitness has been a part of my life since high school. But it wasn't until I was in my 30s when, after dealing with a collision of traumatic events, I saw pieces were missing from my wellness puzzle. I sought therapy (professional and from loved ones), and I was awakened to challenges in my childhood that created a foundation for my struggles. I remembered the loved ones who suffered from poor health and addiction. I knew I didn't want to live the same way, and so I slowly started to build up my own vision of what it means to be well. This formed the basis of my current conviction that, to be well, we need to consider the entire ecosystem of wellness: Mental health, stress, nutrition, sleep, mindfulness, relationships, and, yes, physical fitness. My 20 years in the Army taught me commitment, resilience, and drive. Seventeen years in management consulting taught me merit, impact, and structure. And life? Well, life has taught me empathy, patience, and curiosity. Most of all, gratitude. 

Along this journey so far, I've earned a Certificate in Nutrition Science from Stanford, become a NASM-Certified Personal Trainer, and am completing my Certification for the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching. Why coaching? Simple. Coaching is my way of sharing my passion for health and wellness with you.

So, let's get started, shall we?