As a child, I would have never considered myself the ‘athletic type’, but I did enjoy the occasional sporting activity. As I made my way into my 20s, I did exercise occasionally, but I didn’t have the best eating habits. I also (like every other person my age) liked to party, and smoke cigarettes.

In my late 30s, my husband and I decided to start a family. This decision led to me quitting smoking, which ended up being one of the best things I ever did for myself and my family. Although this was a pivotal event in my life, my major turning point really didn’t take place until I turned “the BIG 40”. Seeing myself in photos that were taken of me at my 40th Birthday party really shocked me. I realized I needed to make some significant shifts in my life, or I would be at risk of not being around for my family. The stress from working long days, into the late hours, had become my routine. I also wasn’t eating a balanced diet, or exercising on a regular basis. Something had to change. This was when I started taking the necessary steps to take better care of myself. I started a nutritional eating program, joined a gym and began my journey to a healthier lifestyle.

When I turned 50, I decided that I needed to do something to push myself out of my comfort zone, so I entered a local fitness competition. To my surprise, I placed 2nd in the Master's category, and I even went on to compete in 4 more competitions! I thoroughly enjoyed the discipline of training, as well as meeting all the wonderful, strong and supportive women that accompanied me in each competition. Going through this process is really what ended up fueling one of my dreams of becoming a personal trainer/coach/mentor, so after a 30-year career in the corporate world, I took a huge leap and quit my job to pursue my dream.

I was now in my early 50s, and while I had found a great deal of success in what I was already doing; my passion for helping people achieve their own goals was pulling me towards a brighter future. This was when I realized that coaching women needed to be my main focus in life. So here I was (in mid-life), starting my own journey towards a new career path as a Health and Nutrition Coach, Certified Personal Trainer, NLP Master Practitioner - and what an adventure it has been!

Integrative Nutrition Health Coach (Institute of Integrative Nutrition) 

Certified Culinary Nutrition Expert (Academy of Culinary Nutrition) 

Holistic Nutrition (Nutraphoria School of Holistic Nutrition)

Certified Resilience Coach (The Leadership Wellness Group)

Certified Personal Trainer (Canadian Fitness Professionals Inc.)

Certified Coach Practitioner (Certified Coaches Federation)

NLP Master Practitioner (NLP Canada Training Inc.)