11/05/2025
I grew up in the middle of nowhere in southwestern Ontario — Brooke-Alvinston, to be exact. My neighbours were kilometres away, & my best friends were usually my dog or the annual barn kittens. 🐾
I was a total tomboy — building forts in the bush, igloos in the snow, & playing baseball. I also pulled weeds, corn-detassled, and pressure-washed pig trailers in my day. Outdoors was (and still is) my happy place 🌱
At 17, I headed to “the city” — Sarnia — to study Police Foundations at Lambton College (because apparently, I was supposed to know what I wanted in life at 17 😅). But hey I ended up top student in my program — heck ya! That win lit a fire in me 🔥
I went on to work as a Border Patrol Officer… but my dreams still felt bigger. A past professor convinced me to pursue my Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice at Nipissing University, so off to North Bay I went.
Fun fact: I almost left in my final year of university to switch into nutrition — because I felt called to it even back then. But I told myself, “You started this — you finish it.” So I did.
Then came another twist — a 6-month internship in Mexico researching Indigenous rights with a Mexican law school ... and that’s where I met my husband (now ex — life threw some curveballs). When I came back to Canada, I found myself managing a hotel — and unexpectedly stayed in the hospitality world for over 15 years.
Then came my 3 amazing boys — Oliver, Arthur & William. 💕 After my third, I knew I couldn’t keep the hotel life. I decided to focus on my health first and foremost — lost 40 lbs, rebuilt my energy, and found myself again. That led me back to school: first as an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, then Group Fitness Instructor & Personal Trainer.
And then came another turning point — leaving a 15-year marriage that wasn’t healthy and building a new life (the past is the past ✨).
Now, I get to help other women rewrite their stories too. But I share mine to remind you that I’m human too — and that life is about risk, growth, and following your heart. 💪💖
Life has been a journey… and now you know a little bit more about mine. 💫
