I watched my grandma die a slow, miserable death after being diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes when I was just 10 years old. She let that diagnosis take over her life for 21 years as she refused to make any changes to get better. When I met my husband in 2018, he had recently been diagnosed with Type 2. I had been a vegetarian for just 6 months at that point, but was already sold on the lifestyle and all of its health benefits after using it to manage anxiety and panic attacks and lose weight. I knew it could work for my meat-loving husband, so I suggested he eat plants for the next 30 days. He initially looked at me like I had two heads, but he eventually came around. After 3-4 months, he, too, was sold on this lifestyle, officially becoming non-diabetic, losing 40 pounds, and no longer requiring any diabetes medications.My mom was diagnosed with Type 2 four years ago. She wasn’t ready for the help I tried to give, so I stepped back. Her health grew worse to the point she had to quit her job. She found a new doctor and guess what? She told my mom how to get better. Wanna take a guess what that doctor said? If you guessed the same information I shared with her, you’d be correct. No hard feelings, of course. I love my mom. And I’m proud to watch her losing weight, lowering her blood pressure, and feeling amazing!I’ve made it my mission (with God’s help) to empower clients to begin to heal themselves naturally so they can feel better mentally and physically. I've helped clients lose weight, reduce anxiety and stress, reverse Prediabetes and Type 2, gain energy, and go on to live healthier, happier lives. In addition to nutrition, I also focus on mental health, specifically helping clients slow down and spend time outdoors to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress.I am a Certified Plant-Based Coach through the Food Revolution Network (FRN), and was a recipe tester for their second cookbook coming out in October 2024. I’m also a Certified Mental Health Advocate through the American Association of Christian Counselors, and trained in Nature Therapy (also known as Forest Bathing, Forest Therapy, and Shinrin-Yoku).