A Functional Life is a Healthy Life
Personal freedom. I worked for 20 years to find it by restoring my health. It lead me to become a successful functional medicine practitioner who helped people on a profoundly deep level. I accomplished my goal of becoming healthy and restoring my personal freedom and realized that I finally had a choice to choose what I truly wanted to do to help people. Craving a simplified life, I made the switch to functional life coaching and I couldn’t be happier about it. Now I help clients listen to themselves to uncover their true goals and chart a course to achieving them. I also love organizing. My favourite service to offer is a Culinary Life Makeover where I help people rekindle their love of cooking by bringing more joy and flow to the kitchen.
In my spare time I create trails in the forest near my home, spend time with my amazing husband and family and savour the freedom I’ve worked so hard for.
Education
Kresser Institute ADAPT Framework Graduate (Chris Kresser’s Functional Medicine Training Program)
Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine, Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, Toronto, Ontario
Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance at St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia
Certificate in Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy Facilitation, Centre for Mindfulness Studies, Toronto, Ontario
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