Have you recently visited a healthcare professional, received a prescription or a list of recommendations, and found yourself uncertain about how to proceed in reclaiming your life after facing a chronic illness or autoimmune diagnosis? The initial stages of such a diagnosis can feel incredibly isolating.
As someone who has experienced the challenges of being an autoimmune warrior myself, I understand the struggle. However, you don’t have to navigate this path on your own. My approach recognizes that your autoimmune diagnosis is significant and necessitates focused time, attention, and a personalized care strategy.
The realization that you may need to depend on medication for the remainder of your life can be overwhelming. In an instant, everything changes. You might view your autoimmune condition as a burden; however, it can also serve as an opportunity—a chance to tune into your body’s needs, celebrate your strengths, and implement positive lifestyle changes that enhance not only your well-being but also foster compassion for yourself and those around you.
When you engage in nutrition counseling and health coaching with me, I adopt an integrated approach alongside other healthcare professionals involved in your care. Together we will explore the underlying causes of your long-term or autoimmune symptoms and identify potential triggers contributing to inflammation and discomfort in your body.
Factors like stress, food sensitivities, inactivity, poor sleep quality, or subpar nutrition won’t stand a chance when we collaborate effectively and you commit to prioritizing yourself.
Together we will combat autoimmunity and chronic illness through a holistic approach. Keep pressing forward, warriors!
If you’ve set out to find relief from your autoimmune disease and have only been met with more medical bills and frustration, then you’re in the right place. Healing from autoimmune disease is difficult and complex, but not impossible.
As a supportive ally who has learned to tame the autoimmune beast within, I help individuals just like you find solutions that will restore you to better health and ensure you have energy to play with your kids, go for the promotion, play your best round of golf yet, or confidently book the overseas trip.
Health and wellness coaching and functional nutrition therapy bolsters your ability to identify an appropriate starting point and goals, while you glean useful recommendations and craft a solid plan that is both attainable and challenging.
Let’s get started!
Analyze limiting beliefs that are holding you back from optimal immune health and discover the root cause of your symptoms and concerns.
We’ll start to drill down to specific factors like lack of sleep and stressful events that are hindering you from achieving optimal health.
Next, we’ll dive deeper to understand your diet and movement, which are essential factors that may vastly improve or eliminate autoimmune-related symptoms.
Achieve success as you evolve in all facets of your life: mental, emotional, and physical, allowing you to overcome autoimmune disease on your terms.
I specialize in helping individuals with chronic autoimmune conditions take back their health so it doesn’t hold them back from living a life they love. I harness my curiosity and over a decade of experience as a journalist as I take an investigative and coach approach to discover the right nutritional and lifestyle choices that will catapult you to optimal health and wellness. Using a whole foods, anti-inflammatory program, I help clients feel amazing and look better while regaining zest and energy.
I am a proud Howard University graduate and a certified health and wellness coach with a Master’s degree in Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine. I have also obtained training through The Institute for Functional Medicine and AFPA.
I am a Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS), specializing in advanced medical nutrition therapy, research, and education in outpatient settings and the community.