I believe in having a good laugh. Laughter is always the best form of medicine. I appreciate authenticity, in myself and others. Food is my medicine, a perfect bite of nutritious food exudes both warmth and pleasure, and nourishes every cell in my body. I love to dance. Music and regular movement are vital to my life and uplifting to my spirit. I enjoy taking time off to slow down, to be grateful, and to reconnect with my inner self. But it wasn’t always this way.

Many years ago, I was feeling quite lost and disillusioned with my creative career. I was grateful for the opportunities I was offered, photographing for glossy magazines and designing for fancy advertising agencies & exciting Internet start-ups. However, as is quite common, I was focused more on success than my own health & wellbeing. Long hours in front of computers left me feeling disconnected from my body. Though I was eating what I thought was healthily, I often felt tired and stressed. On the outside it seemed like I had it all together, but on the inside I was miserable.

During a particularly difficult time in my life, I had a wake up call that life was too precious and I had to make a change. Feeling at my lowest low was the foundation for me to start my new journey. I decided it was time to wave goodbye to the work world as I knew it. The time had come to follow a new path.

I decided to take a trip to Ubud in Bali, a place I dreamed of visiting for a long time, as a retreat and a place to reflect. Surrounded by inspirational people and beautiful landscapes, made all the little pieces of my life fall together like a puzzle- it all made sense. I knew I was ready.

I had to explore how to get that glow, that health, that inner happiness, that energy back. And I did so, by embarking on a year-long journey with the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. A journey that joined me with a new tribe of like-minded thinkers that also wanted to “fit out”.