My own health journey:

In 2018 I was a strong, fit individual who was racing mountain races, hard charging life, and feeling invincible. But I was overstressing my body in various ways, and with the entering of my 40’s, my body was not recovering. In 2019 I began a fast decline in health that later I was able to attribute to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I experienced a depletion of hormones, complete brain fog, daily dizziness, weight gain, muscle and joint aches, light and sound sensitivities, digestive problems, and complete fatigue with the smallest amounts of exercise and even conversation.

I consulted several doctors, but they were unable to do more than put me on thyroid medication and suggest adrenal supplements. So I had to do my own research. I did a complete deep-dive into health, reading books by the dozens, listening to thousands of hours of podcasts, watching hundreds of hours of youtube videos, and getting my health coaching certification from Primal Health Institute.

Recovering from CFS has been a very slow process with lots of ups and lots of downs, but the silver lining was that I learned a LOT about what true health looks and feels like.

What became very striking to me, and got me so passionate about wanting to be a health coach myself, was finding out that I had been doing so many things (even in my younger years as an athlete) that were actually destroying my health! As a long time athlete and fitness buff, I thought I knew the best advice - eat less & exercise more (especially cardio), eat low fat & high carbohydrate, eat gobs of raw veggies & limit animal foods . . . .

Turns out I had most of it BACKWARDS!

I've definitely been through ALL the trends: low fat, keto, carnivore, paleo! I feel really good in my current lifestyle of eating "real" food, finding balance in life, remembering to play, emphasizing good sleep and breathwork, and finding gratitude at every possibility.