hi there

middle school was the when i really became aware of my body and how it was, or was not, accepted by others. this led to the tea-toxes, vegetable and fruit fasts, not wanting to eat before a major event so I looked my “best,” working out to look more appealing to others. the list goes on. 

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through trial and error, acceptance and rejection, embarrassment and fitting in, we are all told what is - and isn't - acceptable in our bodies. from a young age we start listening to our peers, media, loved ones, and trusted figures to tell us how we should look, act and be in our own bodies. 

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by high school, i was exploring what it meant to be attractive to others: makeup, tight clothing, wanting to be the perfect mix of skinny and thiccc. by college, i felt old enough and wise enough to know i didn't want to keep presenting myself just to be accepted by others. i knew i wanted to live my life on my terms, but i had no idea how to listen to myself. i didn't know how to trust myself. i didn't know how to be healthy or what being healthy even meant for me. so, college was a fun time of trying to figure out how to be the healthiest version of myself while continuing patterns i knew didn't serve me.

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fast forward to 7 years after college and i have a better understanding now for why the diet plans, exercise plans, and morning routines never stuck. i was forcing myself to do things i didn't truly want to do under the belief that i needed to be more disciplined, that i needed to love myself more, and i that i had to choose myself more. these aren't bad things, but they're not the whole truth. the truth is simple: i need to listen to myself and i need to peel back the layers and learn more about myself.

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i'm guessing you could benefit from listening to yourself more, too. do you actually enjoy doing the whole-30 diet? do you enjoy going for runs? do you genuinely enjoy adding kale into your smoothies? do you know how to slow down? do you trust yourself to make decisions? are you aware of the foods that make you feel ill? how do you handle stress and things outside of your control?

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today, i'm a certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach through The Institute of Integrative Nutrition. i've learned so much about myself, and now i want to support you on your journey. if you are curious what life looks like when you truly listen to yourself - where we quiet the noise of what we think we should be doing and focus on the voice within that tells us we actually know what to do - then hop on board the "let's figure this out" train and learn more about my 1:1 health coaching services. ​

 

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