About Me

I have practiced allopathic medicine as a surgical physician assistant in Trauma Neurosurgery, Aesthetics and General Surgery specializing in Robotics. I have invested thousands of hours with patients in the clinical, hospital and OR settings always implementing high quality medical care. But even more so rewarding is I have a burning fire of curiosity that fuels my development as an individual which I translate to incorporate into my Lifestyle Coaching Practice.

I have obtained a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Microbiology and Cell Science at the University of Florida in 2013, Masters of Medical Science in Physician Assistant Studies from Nova Southeastern University in 2016, I am a Certified Physician Assistant (title change to Physician Associate currently in progress), I have invested my time and attention to Ayurvedic Philosophy and Healing Practices, Nutrition, Yoga Philosophy, and The 35 Day Chakra Healing Course with Anodea Judith. I am a Registered Yoga Teacher, 200 hour yoga teacher training completed at Zen Yoga Garage, Chicago, IL. I have worked with Medical Doctors, Doctors of Osteopathy, Doctors of Chiropractic Care, Chinese Medicine Physicians, Acupuncturists, Reiki Healers, Yoga Teachers, Personal Trainers, Meditation Teachers, Mediums, Psychics, Spiritual Teachers, Lifestyle Coaches and Business Coaches just to name a few. Honestly, my passion for learning is one of my most precious gifts in which I generously pour back into my community by living out my dharma.

So how did I get here?

The answer is clear.

I continued to show up. I shifted my energy towards positivity and I never gave up.

Born and raised on Long Island, NY I was the silent type, glued to my mothers leg too shy and afraid to speak. I silently suffered from social anxiety and was often misunderstood as highly egotistic. I dove into creative projects such as writing poetry, scrapbook making with cartoon dolls, playing The Sims on my old-school desktop computer, pretending I was a secret spy while I grasped my Nintendo 64 controller holding the golden gun between my virtual hands and raced my heart out on the rainbow road driving as Princess Peach in Mario Kart.

Thanks to my mother I did get out of the house quite often outside of school. I practiced ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, gymnastics and competitive cheerleading. After, meeting one of my very special lifelong friends my social anxiety waned and my voice begun to blossom. I remember my family friend was quite amazed at how quickly my personality changed after I spent a week away at Vacation Bible School. It was like a fire was illuminated inside of me I didn’t know existed. My mood lifted and my confidence grew.

Around the age of 13, we moved to Central Florida. The move was traumatic for me but through the support of my family, my community, extracurricular involvement in SGA, Track, Cheerleading, discovering autonomy after obtaining my driver's license, landing my first “official” job at the age of 14 and funding my own personal training in floor gymnastics I rose like a phoenix from the ashes.

In high school I excelled academically and fell head over heels in love. I discovered my passion for photography and videography, fashion, beauty and self expression. From the outside looking in, it may have seemed like I was the girl who had it all. Cheerleader, cute convertible Volkswagen Beetle, independent, SGA leader, employed at two different jobs making her own money saving for college, freedom to buy anything, freedom to go anywhere and madly in love with her long-term boyfriend. But honestly my financial and personal relationships weren’t exactly healthy and I was an oblivious teenager. Yet I was set on my dream to become successful and pursued it.

Fast forward 4 years after high school graduation and I was the first member of my family to graduate college! I graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelors Degree in Microbiology & Cell Science with a vision to practice Neurosurgery and make hundreds of thousands of dollars every year.

I did just that.

Got married, decorated and furnished my four bedroom home, lived with my dog Chewy and newlywed husband. We lived lavishly, spent our money on entertainment and rich food. Planned our first pregnancy and smiled ear to ear, not knowing what God had planned for us.

We invited our family over for Easter to announce the news, “we’re pregnant!” We were ecstatic!

Shortly after my world begun to crumble. My husband quit his job to stay home to take care of our soon to be delivered child while I continued to take call day & night working at a trauma hospital in Neurosurgery. Operating became more difficult as my baby grew. My blood pressure intermittently would spike, headaches, fatigue, joint pain, swelling of my hands & feet, vision changes, dizziness, nausea, increased appetite and depressed mood only complicated my work day.

I stayed positive. Focused on gratitude.

I felt terrible all of the time but kept my chin up because I was a mother now and promised to give her the very best.

I reconnected with long lost friends, started meditating and eating healthy.

Little by little my life changed for the better.

I welcomed in an amazing teacher and life partner. He illuminated my light in the midst of darkness and sparked hope in my soul.

I saved up enough money to design, build and decorate my very own home.

I let go of my unhealthy relationships and opened doors to new possibilities.

I dropped the baby weight and felt beautiful again. My symptoms improved but still were not forgotten. Day to day life was still an uphill battle.

I finally visited my doctor to inquire about why I felt so unhealthy 2 years after my pregnancy.

She told me to quit my job as a physician assistant, sell my house, move in with parents and file for disability.

Wait what?

Fatigue consumed me, I battled a persistent low grade fever, laid in bed all day and felt like I had the flu. Vision problems clouded my perspective and my cognitive decline was annoying. One morning I became lost in my own house. My cognitive abilities declined. I could not practice basic arithmetic and did not have the strength or energy to pick up my 20lb toddler. 

My doctors rattled off a list of differential diagnoses and after thousands of dollars spent on lab tests, MRIs, and more invasive procedures such as a lumbar puncture.

That was 2020. I was put on quarantine for 9 days after my family doctor diagnosed me with COVID-19 after simply looking at me. No confirmatory test I proposed? She said no, gave me a letter to excuse me from work for 14 days and instructed me not to leave my home.

How was I going to care for my 2 year old daughter, while I felt like I was dying?

I switched family doctors and received a second, third, fourth & fifth opinion of what was going on with my health.

Weird.. they told me. Your findings are very non-specific.

They offered more prescriptions and good luck.

I felt helpless.

Then I decided to stop being a victim and start being a victor.

Through deep yogic work I healed myself and stand by the truth of never giving up.

I have the courage to stand up for myself, I own my self worth and I choose to take action. I nourish my body intuitively with a wide variety of in season, whole foods balanced with the occasional indulgence that allows me to look and feel good. I live a life with passion and do what I love on a daily basis. 

I am a strong woman, I speak my truth and am a proud mom, wife, daughter, sister, friend, mentor, teacher, author, NGA bikini champion, entrepreneur, aerialist, leader and healer. I enjoy exploration of the unknown, always curious about the exciting new piece of knowledge awaiting my discovery. I love to travel, meet new people and simply be present as a witness to nature’s artwork - especially the sunrise and sunset ;)

People ask me all the time “how do you do what you do?” I lead by example and empower other men and women to step into their self worth. 

But most importantly, I continue to explore multiple avenues of physical, mental, social, spiritual, and emotional health optimization on a daily basis. I utilize my personal experience to provide guidance to my clients and ultimately strengthen their skillset to develop and remember how to live a healthy LIFESTYLE.