I am a healthcare professional with over 35 years of experience in both hospital and clinical settings. I hold an APRN Nurse Practitioner degree in Family Practice with certification in Adult Acute Care. I am a mother of four young men and passionate about scuba diving. 

My commitment to holistic healthcare began with my own menopause journey. I suffered from many of the classic menopause symptoms with hot flashes, insomnia, exhaustion, brain fog, low libido plus heavy menstrual cycles that lasted for weeks requiring I have 3 blood transfusions and finally a hysterectomy. This plummeted me into a roller coaster of emotions from stress, anxiety, panic attacks to deep depression mingled with anger and frustration. Seeing both my children and spouse also suffer from my mood swings I went to several Doctors just to be given that “band-aid prescription” for an anti-depressant. Experiencing firsthand the frustrating limitations of conventional medicine led me to explore new, innovative approaches to healthcare, leading me to hypnotherapy, wellness coaching, and functional medicine.