I Went From Depressed, Exhausted, and Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis to Energized, Disease-Free, and Living My Dream Life . . . and You Can Too!

The moment you realize you are your own best medicine and your own best friend, everything changes. It’s the moment you reclaim your health, uplevel your energy, and feel empowered to create the life you desire. It’s the moment you know everything’s going to be O.K. because you are finally in charge of your body, in harmony with your thoughts and emotions, and in total alignment with your soul’s purpose and true self. You are exactly where you need to be.

I remember my own moment like it was yesterday . . .

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This is the story of what brought me here to you.

My Story

Imagine being told by your doctor that with each passing day, you would become less healthy until you were completely disabled - and there was nothing that could prevent this.

On March 16, 1984, I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and told there was nothing medicine could do for me, except give me medications to numb the pain. The neurologist looked me in the eye and told me I would continue to suffer like this, and most likely not live past 20 years.

At first, I was in shock, depressed and felt helpless. Then I decided to take a deeper look. I started asking myself how I had gotten to that place. I began to examine everything about my life, and over the past thirty years, I have left no stone unturned - physical, mental, emotional or spiritual.

And, here is what I have discovered - illness has its roots in all of these aspects of ourselves - the physical, mental, emotional, relational, and spiritual parts of our beings.

Here’s Why There’s Hope Beyond Just Medicine . . .

Through intense self-study, self-healing, working with gifted alternative medicine doctors, 7 more years of university, a master’s degree in psychotherapy, and helping thousands of people as a psychotherapist, nutritionist and health coach - I discovered that the road to recovery and wellness is also the journey of healing and balancing all these different aspects of who we are.

I learned that true health comes from a place of wholeness - an alignment of physical health, self, purpose, and soul. It comes from the integration of all that we are, and are meant to be, and brings balance and harmony within and outside ourselves. Misalignment brings imbalance, disharmony and disease.

During this journey of rediscovery, I realized that besides eating an anti-inflammatory, whole-foods diet, I also needed to make deeper connections in my relationships, use positive self-talk, understand and master the power of my mind, deepen my spiritual connection, be more childlike, and schedule more fun into my life.

And the miracle that happened?

I reversed my MS in 5 months, and was symptom-free (and medication-free) within a year. I knew I needed to help others do the same, and I have dedicated my life to doing that since experiencing my own inner shift and Ah-Ha moment.

This is my life’s purpose, and I’m on a mission to spread wholeness and healing throughout our beautiful planet.

That’s why I’m so passionate about You!

Welcome to my healing space!

Love, Peace and Joy,

My Credentials

Author of best-selling book, Rebuild Your Immune System in 10 Minutes a Day: 56 Medication-Free Approaches to Prevent and Reverse Inflammatory and Autoimmune Symptoms and Diseases
Trained psychotherapist
B.A. English Literature and Psychology: Marymount Manhattan College, NYC
MSW in Social Work: Arizona State University
LCSW: License to practice psychotherapy from Arizona Board of Behavioral Health (1994-2012)

Functional Nutritionist, Sanoviv Health Institute
Certified Health Coach with HealthCoachU
Certified CBT Practitioner (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
Certified Art Therapy practitioner
Certified DBT Practitioner (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy)
Certified Mindfulness Teacher
Certified Emotional Freedom practitioner
Certified Quantum Mind practitioner
Autoimmune Thriver for 30 years

I have worked with thousands of clients over the past 27 years to help them achieve better health, more effective lives, increased happiness, and fulfillment.

A Few Things You Might Not Know About Me . . .

And if you really want to know more, here's 15 more things about me that made me who I am today . . .

I was a middle child with five siblings. I learned to wait my turn, cooperate, help out, and find my own voice. I also learned to be a mediator (and a bit of a clown to get some attention).

My parents taught me about the Law of Attraction before it was a popular concept - they had big dreams and went after them, manifesting their desires almost without exception. I now do a pretty good job of this myself (and love to show others how to do it too).

My parents also taught me the power of having faith in something larger than myself; and the power of prayer (now, miracles are an everyday occurrence in my world).

I won a blue ribbon for a cooking demonstration at the state fair, at age 11, and another one for French seams I sewed into a lavender and white pinstriped pajama set. To this day, I love to cook and sew.

I took flying lessons in high school with my older brother, and we “sneaked” the plane out while my parents were away, and flew to a Beatles concert in Seattle.

Spent summers on my aunt and uncle’s farm, and loved gathering eggs, milking cows, and feeding the sheep with a big baby bottle. I still love nature, animals, and the quiet, orderly life of the farmer. (I grow a few organic veggies in my back yard too!).

Left the University of Washington (and my stuffy sorority) to have an adventure at the University of the Americas in Mexico City, and stayed for 9 years. (That experience changed my life and worldview forever - and my Spanish is pretty good too).

Discovered the gifts of self-nurturing and slow-living in Mexico, and later in Madrid, Spain, where I lived with my husband and children for 5 years.

Skied the Matterhorn (and ate lots of fondue and rosti with liter-size steins of ice cold beer, and oh, yes . . . lots of wine).

Attended 9 universities in 3 countries. (Can you tell I love to learn?).

Studied art history while getting my degree in English literature at Marymount Manhattan College, and got to do my research at the Metropolitan Museum. For the lit. degree, my homework included attending live poetry and short story readings . . . living in the Big Apple did have its benefits.

Taught pre-kindergarten and high school in bilingual schools in Mexico City for four years. Later was a counselor for K-3 in a U.S. inner-city school, where I got a grant to teach yoga, relaxation, nutrition and manners to students with ADHD (the results were awesome - I want to do more of that).

Raised a lot of money for my high school class, organizing spaghetti dinners for hundreds, and later, cooked Mexican food for 800 at my daughter’s school. Today, I continue volunteer and service work.

Created an art therapy program for Native American teens who couldn’t express themselves due to cultural differences, and boy did they let loose . . . beautiful! Also organized the reintroduction of lost native traditions, like basket weaving and flute making - beyond beautiful.

Wrote a book on how to make health and wellness simple and doable. (It took me 13 years to distill everything I’ve learned and translate it into practical strategies).

When I’m not researching or writing about health and wellness, you can find me hiking the mountains around Phoenix, AZ, cooking healthy meals, de-stressing at a yoga class, swinging a golf club, traveling to visit family, friends, (or a new exotic land), or dancing.

Some Fun Facts:

I lived overseas for 14 years, in Mexico City and Madrid Spain.
I speak Spanish fluently and a little French and Italian.
I have flown an airplane solo (with a licensed pilot on board).
I love to be silly . . . and sometimes I love to do nothing at all.

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