My Story

I first became interested in studying nutrition when my infant son was diagnosed with a food allergy. As a nursing mother, I had to modify my diet, using only information that I could find myself. At the time, I thought that more resources for this type of situation would be really helpful. All I wanted to do was feed my baby and not hate the food I was eating, and I was sure there were other mothers just like me.

Several years later, while teaching fitness classes, I was asked many nutrition questions that were outside my scope of practice as a fitness professional. As I looked for ways that I could responsibly help my clients, I came across a range of nutrition certificates and degree programs. I remembered the days when I had wanted to show mothers that they could eat in a way that supported their babies’ needs as well as satisfy their own. And I myself was leaning more into plant-based eating. All of this interested me! If I wanted to help people with lots of different issues, becoming a registered dietitian nutritionist was the perfect path to take.

So, for five years I attended classes and completed a comprehensive internship program. During that time, my son (then in middle school) began to get more serious about sports and had nutrition questions of his own, which I was thrilled to be able to answer. When I passed the registration examination for dietitians, I started my private practice. And here we are!