Author: health

#1. Detangling the Influx of Information at Your Disposal: I seek to provide space and dialogue to help you navigate the world of food and nutrition. Providing evidence-based information and clarity around hot topics and basic nutrition science, I can help you carve out a path towards a healthier relationship with food.

#2. Building Intuitive Kitchen Confidence: This path can’t be accomplished without some basic understanding of how to navigate the kitchen. I seek to actively provide opportunities to instill healthier relationships with food by bridging culinary arts and nutrition science for you in this space: the kitchen. This practice allows consumers to explore basic culinary skills, recipe innovation, and meal planning, while connecting and sharing a meal with others. The goal is to nourish yourself, while building intuitive kitchen confidence and intuitive cooking practices.

#3. Encouraging Intuitive Movement: I seek to provide opportunities to instill healthier relationships with movement and what our bodies are most capable of from an activity standpoint. Providing space to allow consumers to explore safe and appropriate exercise and activities for their body based on what intuitively motivates them, creates healthy long-term relationships with movement. This allows consumers to lead a fulfilled and active lifestyle, while honoring their body.

Showing up for others and ourselves provides space for the things that are most important to us; not being “busy” but living for what truly matters (your health is part of this puzzle!) As a dietitian and chef, I know the importance of the power of food and movement on our overall health.

My mission is to inspire others to “show up” for their health by focusing on their relationships with food, nutrition, and movement. Ultimately engaging in life experiences and adventures within these domains can contribute to leading a fulfilled life. Are you ready to find ways to show up in your life today?  Let’s get started, I will join you on your journey!

The story and momentum behind this blog, brand and opportunity to share truly began over 26 years ago. My father a successful salesman died suddenly in 1994.  In his short career, he build a wide network of sales clients by building and maintaining healthy, robust relationships; he was there when they needed him and this trust and generosity of his time allowed him to build a strong, successful network of clients in a short time.

This same business skill set carried over into other important areas of his life. He was a wonderful father, brother, son, uncle, and friend and gave his time and presence daily to those that mattered most to him. This act of “showing up”, referred to by many in stories and recollections of his life, is the momentum behind my brand and ultimately allowing his legacy (and a lesson he left with me) to live on!

Showing Up: This is what my father sought to do and what I want to instill in my life and inspire in others – this can be directly related to your relationships you have with others and the relationships you have with your health.

You may also have someone who is alive and well or someone like my father who died that always “shows up” (is always present or there for you). If they are a quick call or text away, tell them thank you and how much they mean to you. If they can’t be physically reached, pay it forward and “show up” for someone else. That act of kindness is something that for sure is good for your health and the other on the receiving end.

Now that we all have an idea of what “showing up” means – at least in the context of what I am trying to create with this blog and brand – let’s see what ways I can help you with “showing up” for your health!