• you deserve to live an AUTHENTIC life, knowing your inherent worth and value.

• that health and wellness doesn’t have a “look” and isn’t defined by a number on the scale.

• that you can TRUST yourself to eat and move in a way that feels good.

• that you can live FREELY in your body no matter how it changes.

But truth be told…I didn’t always think this way.

Growing up I had an average-sized body. I learned quickly that having a thinner body was better. Despite being accomplished in sports and school, I always felt less than when it came to my appearance. I saw that for girls being “pretty” or “beautiful” mattered most, and one way to be more beautiful was to lose weight.

So I did just that. I limited my food intake and exercised and voilà! It worked. I lost weight.

I became thin and “fit” and received all the compliments. Guys gave me attention who before would have passed me by. People said I looked “the picture of health”. I felt like I had arrived.

Except that:

• I still felt insecure.

• I had a deep fear of gaining weight.

• I was obsessed with my diet.

• I got frequent colds (and literally felt cold).

• I was stressed but didn’t realize it - because isn’t it normal to worry about these things?

During this time I was continuing my exploration of spirituality and personal development. I became yoga teacher, started a daily meditation practice, and used powerful tools like The Work of Byron Katie to change my perspective. I also became certified as a Life Coach.

Through my inner work I realized that having a “good body” wasn’t the ticket to happiness I thought it would be. That the story our culture tells us about weight loss and beauty, that it will make everything better, is a lie.

When I realized this, everything began to change.

I discovered and began practicing Intuitive Eating. I tossed out my scale along with all diet and exercise plans and starting eating and moving based on how it made me feel (as opposed to following all the “shoulds” and “shouldn’ts” we are told are “right").

It wasn’t an easy transition. Ending the pursuit of the thinness goes against the grain of our diet culture. And I had taken away the crutch I was using to feel ok about myself: a sense of “control”, and other people’s approval.

So here I am today, living life back in an average-sized body. Although people don’t compliment me anymore like they used to, and I no longer control my body like I did, I see now those things I thought brought me safety and security were an illusion.

What I discovered is that real safety, security, and worthiness wasn’t something I had to get, but was right there within me all along. And it’s right there within you too.

As a body acceptance coach, I help women to end the war against their bodies.

I work with women who want to...

• stop hating and judging their body.

• get off the dieting hamster wheel for good.

• recover from an eating disorder.

• be guided by their Inner Wisdom rather than a diet and exercise plan.

• live a freer and more joyful life not ruled by food and their body size.

  A little more about me...

  I am a mom to a beautiful daughter, living together with my husband in Toronto, Canada. I am passionate student, always learning and growing. I value honesty, integrity, and authenticity, and strive to live those values as a coach and in my daily life. I am grateful for the teachings of Byron Katie, Eckhart Tolle, and Michael Singer, and mentorship of Dr. Amy Johnson, who have been instrumental in my own body acceptance journey, and continue to light my path of self-realization.