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My Story
My passion for nutrition began when I became a mom 23 years ago. These past two decades, I’ve explored it all—calorie counting, elimination diets, and other diets...like: raw food, vegan, vegetarian, keto, paleo, even carnivore. In many ways, I feel as though I’ve turned over every stone when it comes to the art of eating. I know firsthand what it’s like to chase results through trial and error and to struggle with understanding my body's signals.
Now, in my mid-40s, I’ve come to believe that the most sustainable path is a no-nonsense, nutrient-dense, whole-foods approach—one that’s personalized to meet each person’s current needs.
My Background
I hail from Pennsylvania and grew up in the family business - Hershey's Farm Market in Parkesburg, where I learned my way around the commercial kitchen. I was a stay-at-home mom, missionary wife and helper in Costa Rica until 2025. During those years I had experience teaching humanities at a Christian school for a year and a half and also dabbling in a personal entrepreneurship endeavor during the pandemic (making chocolates).
Life experience has been my biggest teacher, but it is also worth mentioning that I have a biblical studies degree from Lancaster Bible College.
In 2024, I was introduced to Nutritional Therapy through a practitioner in Costa Rica, which ultimately led me to train as an NTP and step into this work. I graduated from the Nutritional Therapy Association in the Fall of 2025.
Today, nutritional therapy and my therapeutic foods home enterprise brings together many of my long-standing interests—nutrition, education, coaching, and food-based learning. It allows me to support others in building foundational health through real food and sustainable daily habits.
My Family
My husband, Andy, and I have been married for 26 years and recently returned to Pennsylvania after spending 15 years in Costa Rica, where we served with a Gap Year Program and partnered with churches and organizations dedicated to mentoring and serving young adults. We are the proud parents of six children and one wonderful daughter-in-law who us expecting in December!
My Mission
“To support individuals and communities who wish to pursue a nutrient-dense, whole foods diet and healthy habits - helping them live fully and reducing preventable diet- and lifestyle-related illnesses.”
My Vision
“To foster a new standard within communities where eating a nutrient-dense, whole foods diet and embracing healthy habits is the norm, and where preventable, diet- and lifestyle-related illness is rare.”
Are you a holistic practitioner who shares my mission and vision? I would love to connect with you to see how we could partner.