What you might not know about me…
I am fiercely loyal to my family. I have built my life around my family and will do just about anything for them. As a mom of all adult kids (three of them), a grandmother and a wife, I’m pretty busy staying connected and loving each of them hard! I also know that my life is deserving of love, care and internal kindness. That’s a lesson that I learned the hard way. I was once so wrapped up in my work and my family that I didn’t make much space for me. That is all changing. Finding some balance in my life is the key to my own vitality!
Cool Things I’m doing in Mental Health & Addiction
I have partnered with Dr. Cali Estes Celebrity Addictions Coach and the founder of the Addictions Academy to create a supplement line called Pro Recovery Rx. Pro Recovery RX is a supplement line dedicated to supporting brain health for those in addiction recovery and in mental health recovery. I also teach a really cool class called NeuroHealth Coach which helps professionals and lay people implement brain health into their practices and into their daily lives.
I also podcast about women’s mental health, naturally with my podcast called Kick Off Your Damn Heels: How to kick anxiety and live a badass life.
I have been featured in several top tier media outlets such as : Forbes magazine, Healthline, WebMD, Yahoo, Us News, Huff Post and many more.
I’m a health coach for your brain!
Most days you will find me….
Sitting in my most comfy chair, sipping on freshly brewed coffee getting into the zone of work. I have the best job ever! I get to help women like you improve their brain health to kick anxiety and depression so they can be badass!
When i’m not busy being a complete badass (LOL!) you can find me…
Kayaking on as many lakes as we can throughout the state of Wisconsin with my hubby of more than 25 years. We are each other’s biggest fan and it shows! When I’m in my favorite place, Florida, I must savor a large bowl of toasted coconut Kilwin’s ice cream! I also enjoy a hot cup of java while solving the problems of the world with my 90+ year old grandpa and chillin’ with my fun lovin’ mom in Florida.
I thoroughly enjoy watching my son play collegiate football. I’m not a sports fan, I’m a ‘anything my kid plays fan’! I call him ‘the sleeper’. His drive for life came out of know where, he is destined for bit things. I also love that my middle daughter is close by so I can be a big part of her life. She is incredibly cool (and kind of like her mom) and tell it like it is which I admire. She tells some outrageous and funny stories and always makes me laugh! Recently she gave me the privilege of being a grandmother. What a gift! I think I’ve even rubbed off on my oldest daughter, she’s pretty dig her heels in and get to work too, but enjoys having some fun too! She has a great sense of humor and can command a room, something I am a bit envious of. All three are amazing humans that I am so proud of!
I love serving others by…
Finding the root of their issues so they can actually feel better. It’s really the most rewarding thing I do. Where most mental health practitioners fail, I can succeed!
I think helping in just in my blood. I come from a family of public servants so it was just ingrained in me to serve others. Thankfully combining functional medicine and psychology can help me do just that.
I am pretty lucky that my passion for helping others has translated into a thriving practice!
Here are my professional credentials…
Doctorate of Philosophy in Psychology, PhD
- Masters of Science, Counseling Psychology, MS
- National Board Certified Counselor, NBCC
- Functional Medicine Practitioner, Kalish Method Mentorship
- Mental Health & Addiction Nutrition Coach
- Certified Transformational Nutrition Coach
- Certified Mental Health Integrative Medicine Provider
- In addition to being a Lifestyle Coach and a Licensed Therapist, I am also an author of the book “Kick Off Your Damn Heels!” How to Quit Anxiety and Live a Badass Life. I am the host of the edgy and inspiring national podcast series, Kick Off Your Damn Heels, which delivers real-life advice for anyone struggling with anxiety that want holistic options.
Nothing is as important as a life well lived!
The majority of my life I’ve been super busy! Sometimes a good busy, sometimes not so much. It wasn’t until anxiety and adrenal fatigue ravaged my life that I had to make some BIG changes, quickly! Those changes came just in time for me to really enjoy life as a mom, a grandma, an entrepreneur, a wife and most importantly as ME!
I feel it’s important for you to know that I’m just like you! Here are some pictures of my life and the people I love without a filter, without touch-ups, without a net!
