My career started in the prestige beauty space. Mainly, I worked in retail but also did some freelance makeup art on the side. During my 10 years working in the industry I learned all about skin anatomy, skin types and skin conditions. I spent countless hours in training workshops with different prestige brands like La Roche Posay, Avène and Vichy. Makeup training alongside that - with brands like Smashbox, Lise Watier, Shiseido and Stila. From there, I ventured into the Wellness industry and it became home. I worked administratively for a Chiropractic clinic where I was exposed to so many different holistic health modalities - Chiro (obviously), cupping, acupuncture and massage therapy. As time went on with the clinic and as I navigated the recovery of 2 surgeries, I knew that working administratively was not my calling. I wanted to help people - I wanted to be a practitioner.

As mentioned, I had to endure the not-so-pleasurable experience of surgery - one to remove my appendix when I was 21 and then my wisdom teeth at 24. The reactions and long term effects of medication and antibiotics started to affect my health in a very negative way. My digestion became so compromised that the only food my body would tolerate comfortably was bananas. This eventually healed and I regained normal eating habits but with a few hefty restrictions. At this point in my life, my skin was at its worst. I had flaky, red, inflamed acne on my chin and worst of all, on my shoulders. NOTHING helped me. Ever. Not skin care. Not topical retinol. Not anti-biotics. NOTHING. Let me tell you, I wish I knew the now me back then.

The acne continued into my late 20's. I wondered if I'd ever have answers. If I'd ever find skin care that my skin tolerated. I always used to say, "I'm going to have acne in my 90's!". But I was wrong!

It wasn't until Holistic Nutrition made it's way into my life that my skin (and the rest of my body for that matter) made a turn for the best. I learned about the gut-brain-skin connection and the things I needed to do to balance it out. I learned about the interconnectedness of my other organs and hormones and how they were contributing to the appearance of my skin. I learned the trigger foods that were specific to my skin and how to replace them with alternatives that didn't bother my body. I learned how to simplify my skin care in a way that my skin didn't flare up. It took time - and I'm still a work in progress but I did it! And so can you. That's why you're here.