As the saying goes – “If you love what you do, you will never work a day in your life.”
To me, being a physical therapist is not a job, but a true passion. Helping my clients achieve their goals – whether its physically (weight loss, increasing lean muscle mass), mentally (positive thought processes, less stress), or emotionally (inspirational, communication)! My objective is to use a holistic approach, tackling mind, spirit and body to help restore their health and well-being.
When I look back at my own journey, I feel immensely blessed to be here. In 2016, in my second year of being an empty nester, I had lost me - my feeling of self-worth, of need, of importance. You see, my girls were my world and, now that it was just my husband Jeff and myself, I felt a HUGE part of me was missing, I felt incomplete. I turned to eating and gained over 40 pounds. And, as a former gymnast, I knew that this was not the answer. While I understood the importance of Health and Wellness, I had truly never “practiced what I preached”. It was so easy to help others, but I never made myself a priority! In November of 2016, I finally realized that I needed to find and complete myself; Healthy Mind Spirit and BODY! For it is said that we can’t “serve from an empty cup” and that, “in order to love we must first love ourself”. I NO LONGER wanted to be a hypocritical health care professional and I knew that it was time, no more excuses and no more “maybe tomorrow” or “what if”.
Over the past few years my “spiritual” world has immensely grown and, with this, the need to learn and grow as an individual. I first became a Certified Life Coach, then a Reiki Master followed by a Certified Nutritionist (why not, covid had me locked inside). The more I learned, the more I could help other women as this is my passion, my goal and my journey. And then, craniosacral therapy returned to my life (I took this course as my first continuing education after receiving my Master’s Degree in Physical Therapy). I realized that health is not all about treating the symptoms but going deep to the root of the problem.
A wife to Jeffrey (30 years this December), a mother to 2 beautiful daughters, Danielle and Rachel, a new “Gigi” to my beautiful grandson, I am truly blessed. No, my upbringing wasn’t easy: the middle child in a dysfunctional family, a father who cheated on my mother, feelings of being unworthy and unloved, becoming bulimic as a gymnast, one who felt the need to “fit in”. Those days are gone, the past is the past, and I have learned so much about how to be and how not to be and who I am, and I wouldn’t change a thing!! If there’s one thing you can count on, it’s that with all of my background, and my lived experiences, I have walked that journey, I have felt those struggles and am so looking forward to leading you through to being your best self!