I was not always the passionate holistic practitioner I am today. I, too, have a story as to how I became one.

In 2021, just when life was just getting exciting- between a new dance career, being newly married, owning my first home, welcoming a new dog, I had suddenly fallen very ill on my honeymoon after going on a ride at Disneyworld with my husband. After I walked off the ride, I immediately felt strange and sat down. I felt I was having a stroke. I felt numbness, tremors, vertigo, as if the ground was a trampoline, panic, and extreme visual disturbances- the best way I can describe my vision was as if everything and everyone was in "portrait mode" like on an iPhone. I truly felt I was dying. I eventually had an ambulance pick me up and take me to the emergency room. I was tested for every serious matter, yet everything came back normal. Over the course of a month, I was slowly losing my ability to walk due to constant vertigo, ability to talk, and see normally. I began to have panic attacks, hair loss, extreme fatigue and depression. It was clear something was very wrong. After eight doctors, three emergency room visits, cat scans, blood work, brain retraining rebahilitation, seeing one of southern California's top neurologists, I had gotten no where and my health seemed to decline even worse. I was eventually bed ridden most of the time, unable to leave the house from such serious sickness. I was given no hope. I was initially only diagnosed with Persistent Postural Perceptive Dizziness disorder (PPPD) and Vestibular Migraine (VM). But, I felt that this sickness was more than my diagnosis, so I decided to take matter into my own hands. After research and educating myself for weeks, I had come to the decision and last resort of testing myself for mold toxicity through a functional medicine doctor. My results came back positive! I was quickly introduced to the world of functional medicine and holistic approaches to healing. This is what saved my life during the time of suffering from extreme illness. After removing myself from a moldy environment and put on a detox protocol for mold, I was still left with nervous system dysfunction and experienced dizziness. It was up to me to fix it. I knew I could heal myself somehow when others could not. Through my own studies, I learned how to reprogram my thoughts, habits, heal my nervous system through different forms of vagus nerve exercises, and eat a complete healing diet. I was initially told by doctors that I would never be the same due to the severity of my then balance disorders, and to "not shoot for 100%" healing. I strived to prove them wrong. In my days of sickness, I promised to "whatever" was out there listening to my heartfelt plea of gaining my life back, that if I found the miracle of healing and root cause to my illness, I would help others too. It took time and dedication, but with consistency of all the lifestyle changes I implemented for myself, I can officially say I am healed of VM, PPPD, and mold toxicity. The new me is calm, healthy, happy and free.  Now I am here to help heal others and show them they can love the new life they create for themselves too.  I believe not only the right food can help heal, but our bodies and mind harness the answers of healing powers within.