Your goals depend on one thing: respecting yourself enough to make choices that serve YOU.

If I had a goal for you, it would be to help you love yourself again OR for the first time, find joy in simply moving your body and giving it the nourishment it needs – withOUT restricting you down to rice cakes and celery juice…and finally, to turn your motivation into determination.

So you can achieve what it is you really want.

Now, I’m not saying that self-respect and loving yourself is a magic health bullet. But implementing long-term, sustainable change simply isn’t possible without it.

If “loving yourself” seems insurmountable at this moment, no problem, let us start with self-“like” or “self-parent.”

I want you to care for yourself in the way you would care for your child, or friend, or pet. I want you to respect yourself enough to make choices that serve you.

I want you to be your own caregiver. I want to embolden you with the tools, strategies, and mindset needed to kick your health into a new gear! I want you to become the hero of your own health journey.

I want you to set and achieve your health goals like the strong resilient human you are.

You have the skills. I know you do. You use them to parent, do a killer job at work or take care of your home. Now let’s take those skills and apply them to your health!

What I do is my own brand of “ass-kicking” motivation with the compassion and grace so often missing in traditional health coaching and diet culture.

Because really, that’s what people need. An ear to listen when things don’t go as planned and feel tough, the right words to encourage, and a blend of motivation and accountability that makes sure you feel supported and see results.

Now, don’t mistake “compassion” with “taking it easy”. We will work hard. I will hold your toes to the fire. I will just hold you accountable in a productive way vs in a shame filled cruel way. Even better, I will teach you to be accountable to YOURSELF.

Eventually, you won’t need me to listen and help you noodle through your health missteps. You will have the tools to recognize the misstep, course correct and get back on your horse a more informed rider.

Doesn’t that sound better than telling you the only path to health is diets and insane workouts?

I struggled hard. And thanks to my mom, I figured out that I had to become my own health hero. That meant figuring out what worked for ME… instead of trying to fit into what other people said was right.

You can’t fit a square peg into a round hole!

I struggled because I hated team sports and felt awkward being active around kids my own age. So my mom got me a membership to the YMCA where everyone there was over 40 or under 5… allowing me to focus on ME instead of the anxiety I felt.

I found a gentle way in. I met myself where I was. You have to find your way in. Your “first step.”

I had a champion on my side encouraging me every step of the way (thanks mom!)… and now that I’m a certified health coach, I get to teach and encourage people just like you so you don’t have to do it alone, either.

It’s why I became a fitness expert. It’s why I’m constantly in motion. It’s why I’m always learning, speaking and coaching. It’s why I’m so passionate about helping others.

I know the value of having someone in your corner, gently guiding and compassionately showing the way… even if sometimes I’ve got to push hard and kick your ass a little bit (with love!) to make it happen.