I became pregnant at twenty-two, after a very self-destructive phase of my mental health journey, marked by mania, alcohol, and poor medication management. Because of the psychiatric medications I was on and the risks of birth defects associated, I was encouraged to terminate the pregnancy. Due to my history of mental instability, others encouraged me to place my daughter for adoption. However, I chose to keep my daughter and raise her as a single mom until I met my husband. He, too, is the product of an unplanned pregnancy and adopted my daughter as his own when she was six years old. I was a middle school teacher for eleven years before launching my wellness business.

Today, I live life beyond my label, as a health coach with training from The Institute of Integrative Nutrition and The School of Applied Functional Medicine. I work as an integrative health coach at a holistic counseling and wellness center in Tyler, Texas. Every week I coach women and men who feel burdened by their labels, people who are looking for practical tools to feel well and whole again. I am a regular contributor to numerous online publications on the topic of mental health and wellness. Since 2020, I have published close to twenty articles on various platforms on mental health, parenting, and supporting emotional well-being. My articles have been featured in Yahoo! News. My podcast Sparking Wholeness has a large following across the globe. I frequently speak to groups and businesses, and I have been interviewed on over a dozen podcasts, the local newspaper, and local news stations.

Because my journey to mental wellness involves many different puzzle pieces, I refuse to take a one-size-fits-all approach to health. I understand what it’s like feel alone and burdened by a broken brain you feel is out of your control. That’s why I won’t stop sharing evidence-based support for mental health that impact your body, mind, and soul. Be sure to sign up for my free monthly newsletter and meal plans here.

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