Functional Nutrition Practitioner, Gut, hormone and fertility specialist

I work with women because I have lived this.

At 23, I was diagnosed with premature ovarian failure and told IVF would be my only option if I ever wanted children. My labs were “clear.” My scans were “normal”, but my AMH was almost undetectable and I didn’t have a cycle. I was bloated all the time, anxious, and really struggled with body image.

I was handed prescriptions and told to wait.

But deep down, I knew there had to be more to the story.

After years of navigating my own gut dysfunction, hormone imbalances, and an “unexplained” infertility diagnosis, I learned something that changed everything: the body doesn’t shut down without reason.

It adapts. It protects. It communicates.

When I stopped asking what treatment I needed and started asking what do my body need, everything shifted. By addressing the root causes: gut infections, nutrient deficiencies, thyroid dysfunction, toxic burden, stress physiology, I restored my cycle, began ovulating consistently, and eventually conceived naturally.

That journey is why I do this work.

At Balanced Beginnings, I help women move beyond symptom management and short-term fixes toward clarity, confidence, and lasting balance. Together, we explore your history, your labs, and the patterns your body is communicating so we can address the “why” beneath what’s showing up.

My approach blends functional nutrition, advanced testing (GI-MAP, DUTCH, HTMA, toxin panels and more), and whole-body lifestyle support with compassion and curiosity. It’s individualized, science-grounded, and rooted in the belief that your body isn’t broken, it’s communicating.

And yes, I’m a little bit crunchy. I believe in real food, morning sunlight, mineral balance, nervous system regulation, and reducing toxic load. But I also believe in data, strategic testing, and meeting you where you are.

Healing isn’t about forcing your body to perform. It’s about creating an environment where it feels safe enough to function the way it was designed to.