"My job is to talk to people and help them feel better."

That's how my uncle explained his job as a therapist to me in sixth grade. By 6th grade I was well acquainted with insecurity and disordered eating. I didn't know what to do about it, but I figured if someday it could be my job to help other people who were suffering then maybe I would feel better too.

I received my bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of California- Davis and my Masters in Behavior Analysis from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology before becoming a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst.

I continued to struggle with my own mental health for several years into my clinical career. After many (maaaaany) years of starvation, fad diets, binging/ restricting, and nonexistent self-esteem, I finally had an epiphany. Maybe it wasn’t our fault that we felt terrible all the time. Maybe the support that was available just wasn’t cutting it.

The next several years were spent pouring over the research and collaborating with clinicians, coaches, and women who were struggling in the same ways. I created my own intervention plans, got certified as a personal trainer so I could create my own health-focused workout plans, and after a long period of trial and error everything clicked into place.