My Story

Looking back I realize that everything I went through in my life was for a reason.

I would not be where I am today without having had these experiences.  All of them. Some good. Some didn’t feel so good at the time but in retrospect, they were important moments.  Like many of us, I grew up thinking that there were certain expectations of me for my life: get a good education, job, marriage, children…preferably in that order, and like many I tried to fulfil those expectations even though they didn’t exactly suit me.  I also thought there had to be more to life than just that. In my pursuit of joy and fulfillment, I changed careers many times (presently on my 3rd). Started as pastry chef then a sales representative, working in 3 different industries and finally a certified holistic nutritionist.  In some ways, I have come full circle. Started in food and now I’m back in food. As much as I love pastry, I have always known that the quality of the food we eat is paramount. Without good quality food, our health suffers…I can thank my mother for this. It’s her voice in my head reminding me of this, constantly. 

In my personal life, I think, is where I struggled most.  Each relationship leading me through different revelations of myself and what I wanted and didn’t want out of my life.  I’ve always enjoyed spending time alone but feared being alone, without a partner that is. One of the most important things I learned is that I’m okay by myself. This wasn’t the easiest lesson for me to learn but I did realize that we aren’t ever really alone.  You just have to look around, open your heart and they’re right there in front of you.

All this changing and moving around was in pursuit of one thing, my true self.  Somewhere in my teenage years I lost sight of myself and it wasn’t until my mid-30’s, when I experienced a complete collapse of my life.  I had had enough. It was time to rediscover who I really am and what I really want to do with my life. This led me back to school to study nutrition.  I didn’t realize until I start classes how much I already knew about food, from a health perspective. I had been training for this my whole life. Working in the food industry taught me what not to eat.  My mother taught me what I should eat. Studying nutrition taught me why I should be eating it.

One the most significant events in my life occurred in 2013. I had to decide if what I was given was a gift or punishment. I had to have surgery to remove a tumor from my left lung. It came as complete surprise but through it all, I remained extremely calm. Well, after the shock wore off. I was still smiling regularly. It made many people very confused by my attitude and behaviour but I knew instinctively that I would be fine. We found it early, I had surrounded myself with all the right people to help me through it and I never lost faith. I also knew that after the many years of hard work to undo and release all that did not resonate with me, the Universe had a reason to show me this. It was gift. It was the last step to completing the healing from a very difficult time in my life that brought me much grief and heartbreak. The type of heartbreak I do not wish upon anyone. It was a gift…because if I was not given the privilege of knowing it was there, it would still be there, growing and eventually becoming something lethal. Something that would inhibit the gift that is my life and end my chance to do what I was born to do in this lifetime. My gift is my life and the opportunity it has given me to share it with others. Hopefully to share it with you.