Welcome!

My life has been heavily influenced by my Italian heritage. I love food and I love living a good life...la dolce vita all the way baby! I also believe in the power of movement and the possibility of change. I feel better now at 50 than I did in my 20s and I'm on a mission to help people like you feel the best you ever have no matter what health crisis or life circumstances have come your way.

In my youth I experienced cystic acne, kidney stones, and struggled with eating disorders (not the kind most people have heard of like anorexia or bulemia, but the kind where you're constantly thinking about food and exercise and how many calories or fat grams are in foods and how much exercise is necessary to burn it off). I was extremely critical of my appearance and suffered with low self-esteem. I didn't want to be seen. The idea of other people feeling like I was feeling was disheartening. I wanted to help myself, but I also wanted to be able to help others avoid feeling the same way and thus began my quest to create a healthy lifestyle that I not only loved, but that made me feel happy and free!

Over the years I gathered information and ideas by reading study after study, listening to lectures, taking courses and workshops, getting certifications in yoga, qigong and hypnotherapy (just to name a few), a bachelor of science in biology and most importantly, self-experimentation (because it's one thing to read and something else entirely to actually apply it). I explored everything from aerobics and lifting weights, to teaching yoga, qigong and martial arts; from eating macrobiotic, raw vegan, vegetarian, carnivore, to just simply clean eating...really you name it and I've probably tried it. All of it has, and continues to inform the lifestyle I choose to live to get the life I want. It has been a lifelong commitment to realizing how I want to nourish not only my body, but also my mind and spirit. 

La dolce vita is about making every aspect of life as beautiful and as nourishing as it can be. This encompasses everything in your life and very often starts from the inside out. As your coach I want to encourage you to eat simply, getting back to basics, and appreciate all that your body does for you on a daily basis. I want you to remember movement as an opportunity to explore the incredible things your body is capable of and experience the power and beauty of it. 

I am passionate about helping you feel better and love life! This way of living excites me and motivates me and my mission is to inspire you to live la dolce vita! 

Let's do this!