A joyful relationship with food is here for you.
Food is no longer a point of struggle for me or my family, but make no mistake-- I did not come into motherhood feeling this way.
Beginning at age 8, I knew food was something I should be concerned about.
Every woman I was around (my mother, grandmother, aunts, cousins, friend’s mothers, teachers…) were either, distinctively, on or off a diet.
The message I got: Food is a struggle.
At 13, I had major back surgery, was in the hospital for 10 days, hardly ate, and lost weight. Everyone commented on how thin I looked with a sense of awe and a hint of jealousy. It felt like the number on the scale was more important than how I felt in my body, which, looking back, was disconnected, scared, and like my body had betrayed me.
Have you ever felt betrayed by your body?
When I was 15, I began purging my food after eating (often binging) and my disordered eating continued, on and off, for almost 2 decades.
For the next 15 years, I was either doing well with my food or off track, and round and round it went. If that cycle sounds familiar, know you’re in good company.
I always felt “in between” and constantly fluctuated in weight and clothing size. When I stuck with the diet I was being good, all the while knowing I’d fall off again.
I disappointed myself again and again, but assumed there must be a right way, so I kept at it.
By my mid-later 20s, I had full-blown hormonal imbalance and a diagnosis of PCOS, autoimmune conditions, chronic digestive issues becoming unbearable, painful and impossible-to-cover-up cystic acne, thinning hair, and chronic fatigue.
At 26, I found my first Health Coach.
My eyes opened to a new paradigm. I began understanding how holistic health, food psychology, and nutrition were all connected.
At 30, inspired by my own experiences and wanting to dig in more, I went back to school and became a Holistic and Integrative Health Coach.
For almost 15 years, I’ve had the honor of supporting women and families all over the world on their journeys. What I’ve seen is the tight grip we hold to food in a way that does not make us feel good. Even the best dietary protocol needs a 10,000 foot view on your relationship with food to make it feel good for you.
We are a culture disconnected from our own bodies, to what feels nourishing, and from the joy with food that is so fundamental to who we are!
When we zero in on what to eat, we end up spinning our wheels again and again as our bodies and needs change. We need strong foundations in trusting our bodies and learning how to have an embodied and positive experience with food.
Given this, how could we possibly feel confident and peaceful when it comes to supporting our children to have a positive relationship with food?
For me, becoming a mom shed light on how broken this system is and I wanted a new way for myself and the next generation.
The solution lies in honoring how you got here, learning about your body, trusting your body, and creating a relationship with food that suits your unique body.
And being able to support your kid/s to do the same.
When we honor that our children are our greatest teachers and provide a mirror far more meaningful than the one we’ve obsessed over for decades, we shift the narrative.
I’m here to help you see this.
I’m here to help you find the beauty, joy, and peace in food.
Our Work
The quick fix and perfect plan approach to family wellness will make you run in circles.
You’ll solve one thing, but without good filter questions, a holistic approach, and tools to support you and your unique family, you’ll be right back at the beginning every time a new challenge or question comes up. I’m here to help you take a step back to really see what’s going on here so that you can heal and your family can thrive!
Our work is at the intersection of holistic health, time-tested nutritional modalities, conscious parenting, and food psychology. We all have a food story. We all have Food Rules and Food Shoulds that dictate our decisions. There’s no one-size-fits-all. Isn't it time you gained the tools to navigate health and food in a way that, sustainably, honors your unique body and the uniqueness of your family?
With greater awareness comes clarity.
With clarity comes trusting your body.
When you trust your body, you feel free.
If you’re ready to dig deeper and are open to shifting your perspective when it comes to your food, your body, your health, and this precious life you’re living, I’ll walk alongside you on this path.
My journey and the collective experiences of hundreds of women I’ve supported show me that it doesn’t have to be that hard.
Together, we will uncover your body’s wisdom so you can thrive.
A bit more about me
I live in Encinitas, CA with my husband, Gideon, and son, Zeke. We are an homeschooling family who value connection, fun, and a self-directed approach to learning.
I was born in Israel, grew up in Philadelphia, spent 10 years living in NYC (8 in Manhattan and 2 in BK), 2 months in Maine, a year and a half in Northampton, MA, and it’s been 10 years in SoCal. After moving around a lot, I’ve come to realize my home is me. All of the outgoing, empathic, highly sensitive, contemplative, funny, quirky, silly, ENFJ, Pisces Sun/Libra Moon, Vata Dosha, me.
I believe in talking about the hard stuff. Miscarriage, grief, marriage challenges, parenting woes, fertility, and real-talk on women’s health must all be shared so that we can remove the stigmas. You won’t find me giggling awkwardly about these topics! #vaginalsteaming (when you know, you know).
Creating common ground and just getting real can be so healing. The more open we are, the more we can relate so we don’t struggle in silence. Some major events in my life have really shaped who I am today and will inform what I bring to the table in our work together.
My Training
Really, it’s about fully living this life in this body and walking the walk every day, continually learning, stumbling, getting up again, and listening to the thousands of women who have let me in to support them over the years.
But here’s the “on paper” stuff: I went to Penn State for college and both NYU and The Institute for Integrative Nutrition for grad school. I hold a Bachelors and Masters degree in Psychology and understanding what motivates human behavior will always be a guiding light for me. I am a Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner through the American Association of Drugless Practitioners and the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. I have completed the seminar, "Transforming Your Relationship with Food" through the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, an 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program, a course in Food as Medicine, and more workshops than I can count along the way on nutrition, intuitive eating, conscious parenting, marriage, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ayurveda, gut health, grief, nervous system regulation, and more!
I am a Forever Learner and I’m here to bring a truly holistic approach to your healing.
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