About Me...

I was a small-town girl who dreamed of becoming a nurse, getting married, having lots of babies, and living happily ever after.  I had it all, except that last part.  I didn't know that after working so hard for my nursing degree, I'd become so terribly frustrated with the conventional medical system that placed so much emphasis on symptom management, rather than taking the time with patients to help them uncover and address the root cause of their health issues.  We couldn't possibly be setting them up for long-term success by simply prescribing pills to cover up the symptoms while placing little to no emphasis on the "why".  I felt the internal struggle for years as I watched our patients get sicker and the problem lists grow longer.  I found myself feeling stuck in a highly demanding career that felt so misaligned with my own values and beliefs.  After realizing how much it was affecting my relationships and my health, I decided to take a step back and focus on myself and my family.

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I didn't expect the ultimate low I'd find myself in just months later.  On the one hand, I knew how blessed I was to be at home and present with my kids, but on the other hand, I felt so empty inside.  That emptiness turned into months of shame and self-sabotage until one day I woke up and realized what was happening.  I put my head down and started doing the work, just as I had done so many times before.  It wasn't long before I started noticing I was in a much better place mentally, which in turn helped with the physical symptoms I was experiencing too.  Throughout that journey, I was constantly reminded of the higher calling I had felt in my heart years ago.  I knew I was meant for more but had spent years paralyzed by self-doubt.  What hurt most was realizing how much that self-doubt had affected me my entire life.  From that point on, I made it my goal to overcome a lifetime of self-doubt.