We have a deep connection to the earth and to the food systems that sustain us. Eating whole, nutrient-dense foods that are grown in healthy soil can help to support the health of the body as well as the environment. Alternatively, consuming foods that are grown in depleted soil, treated with chemicals, and processed with artificial ingredients can have a negative impact on both human health and the environment. By nourishing the body with nutrient-dense, whole foods and by supporting the health of the soil, we can promote our own health and well-being, and ensure the sustainability of the earth that nourishes us. There’s power in having choice and my goal is to help women realize what their choices are, broadening them, and giving them tools to embody their full potential.

Struggling with thyroid cancer as a high schooler, and subsequent health issues, I have gone back time and time again to food as medicine. I’ve experienced the constant fatigue, bloating, brain fog, stress, anxiety, lack of sleep, weight fluctuations, skin issues and food sensitivities that many of my clients experience. At one point, my acid reflux had gotten so bad that I couldn’t breathe. Healing can be a challenging and non-linear, yet humbling journey, with many twists and turns.  

I fully experienced the true power of food as medicine when I discovered I was lactose intolerant and gluten sensitive. As an Italian-American, this was, at first, extremely difficult. No pizza? What? It took prioritizing my health, showing myself some love, and putting my desire to feel like myself again ahead of everything else. As time went on, after much hard work, dedication, and resilience, my symptoms cleared up and I finally felt so much better in my mind-body. I was able to heal my relationship with food and with myself. Transformed by this experience, I felt called to be in service to other women just like myself, and help guide them on their healing journeys using food as medicine. To hold space for women and for this amazing planet that sustains us. 

It was then that I decided to leave my job as a photo editor at The New Yorker, become a yoga and meditation teacher, certified breathwork facilitator, and returned to school to get my masters degree in nutrition from the National University of Natural Medicine. Currently, I’m in the process of becoming a Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS).