I’ve spent my career helping people become healthier and stronger — but my understanding of what that really means changed dramatically when I became the patient.
I’m a personal trainer, nutrition coach, former pharmacist, Cancer Exercise Specialist, and menopause fitness and nutrition specialist.
I’m also a breast cancer survivor.
In 2019, chemotherapy put me into instant menopause. I continued working, moving my body and strength training throughout treatment, and after radiation I experienced firsthand how dramatically treatment and hormonal changes can affect strength, recovery, body composition and the way your body feels.
It changed the way I coach.
I began studying menopause, hormones, exercise and nutrition more deeply and changed the way I trained myself.
Instead of trying to exercise harder, I learned to train smarter.
And I got stronger.
Today, I help women do the same.
My clients aren’t expected to live at the gym, eliminate entire food groups or organize their lives around a fitness program.
We strength train. We eat real food. We prioritize protein. We recover. We sleep. We manage stress. And we learn how all of those pieces work together.
I believe education creates independence.
I don’t want you wondering whether the latest diet, supplement or workout you saw online is the answer.
I want you to understand your body well enough to know what makes sense for you.
Whether I’m working with a woman navigating menopause, someone rebuilding after cancer treatment, or a client who simply wants to be strong enough to keep doing everything she loves as she gets older, my philosophy is the same:
Build muscle. Build habits. Understand your body. And train for the life you want to keep living.