I am only able to have the clarity and perspective that I have on what real health care should consist of because of the trials in my own wellness journey. 

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My natural-living journey really started gaining traction in my mid twenties after a less than clean start to life.  Fast paced and full of instant gratification, my childhood was riddled with antibiotics and fast food. I was an athlete for many years, born and raised in New York where sports and food are basically a love language. Except food was more about comfort and taste than nutritional value. A love for travel took me all over the world to experience new cultures (and food) while the adrenaline junkie in me signed up for whatever excursions I could do. 

 

At the young age of 16 I was forced to realize I had taken my body and health for granted when a car accident changed my entire world. The Friday before Christmas I was saved by the  jaws of life.  After a stay in the ICU, I learned I had sustained a serious head injury along with several organ and structural issues. I didn't know it at the time but that day would become the single most impactful catalyst of my life.  

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Years of being labeled with conditions like fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, anxiety, traumatic brain injury, depression, POTS, dysregulation, insomnia– you get the picture.. I had all these diagnoses with no real direction on how to actually help what I was dealing with. Time and again, every white coat specialist would hand me band aids for symptom maintenance and continued to say that what I was experiencing was normal given what I had been through.  

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I absolutely refused to accept that as my reality. 

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I knew in my gut something wasn’t right. It had been years since I actually felt good in my own body, the pain was one thing but even the way I processed and saw the world had changed. It was time to take my health into my own hands. I began researching alternative healing therapies. At first I was just focused on natural methods of pain management but quickly opened a door of untapped potential and I haven’t looked back since.

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In 2016, I started studying the innate healing capabilities of our bodies. I established my first practice, Recover to Fit, as a Medical Massage Practitioner specializing in chronic pain and injury recovery. I have loved every minute. From the education to hands on sessions, I have met some of the most resilient people. I will forever be grateful for their vulnerability allowing me to be a part of their healing journey.

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After years of working within the chronic pain community witnessing different rates of healing, some with relatively similar injuries because of military training, I started to recognize the direct correlation that the polarity of environment and lifestyles choices had. My curiosity was sparked, 

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Healing is not fragmented, we must treat the body as a whole.

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I was forced to take a break from bodywork when I became pregnant with my daughter. My husband is in the Army and was about to leave for deployment so I needed something to help pass the time. I found The Functional Medicine Coaching Academy and God's

timing could not have been better. I was ready to  evolve. 

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It is the only program developed in collaboration with The Institute for Functional Medicine. Functional Medicine is root cause driven and patient centered without insurance meddling. It’s preventative health care taking lifestyle, environment, toxic load and so much more than just genetics into account. 

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I refocused and re-branded to better encompass all aspects of health. Our bodies have incredible natural abilities when we support and nurture them correctly. With the goal of total body wellness and an emphasis on what we can control, I'm confident you too can live a high quality life.

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