From Perfectionism to Peace: My Journey to True Wellness
Learning to Listen to My Body
I know what it feels like to lose yourself trying to do everything “right.”
For years, I strived for what I thought was the perfect life. From the outside, it looked like I had it all — a strong body, a busy studio and a happy home.
But underneath, I was tired, irritable, and running on fumes. It wasn’t as perfect as it looked. I was quietly struggling with depression and anxiety while juggling a busy life and caring for aging parents.
When perimenopause hit, it felt like my body betrayed me. I was gaining weight, sleeping poorly, and feeling like a stranger in my own skin. Even though I knew how to eat and move, my body stopped responding the way it used to.
It was humbling — and it forced me to slow down and listen in a new way.
What I Discovered
Wellness isn’t about control or perfection.
It’s about curiosity, compassion, and learning to work with your body, not against it.
Real healing meant unlearning the old stories — that discipline equals worth, that health comes with a certain look (you know, the one Instagram keeps trying to sell us), and that saying yes to everyone else somehow makes you a better person.
Over time, I found a different way: body acceptance, boundaries, and vulnerability. When I began treating myself with gentleness and curiosity instead of pressure, everything started to shift.
The path to feeling better wasn’t about doing more — it was about making room for grace, rest, and self-trust.
How I Help Today
Now, I guide women who feel overwhelmed by all the advice about how they “should” eat, move, or live — women who’ve spent years caring for everyone else while ignoring their own needs.
Through personalized nutrition, mindful movement, and compassionate coaching, I help you quiet the noise, reconnect with your body, and uncover what it truly needs.
Together, we work on real-world healing — balancing hormones, supporting digestion, improving energy, and restoring calm — while unlearning the patterns that keep you stuck in stress and self-criticism.
This isn’t about achieving more.
It’s about feeling at peace in your body, confident in your choices, and free from the pressure to please or perform.
Let’s Take the Next Step Together
I know how exhausting it feels to keep striving for “better” when what you really need is balance. True wellness isn’t found in a diet or a perfect routine — it’s found in understanding and honoring yourself.
I help women trade perfectionism and people-pleasing for presence and peace — one compassionate choice at a time. When you learn to listen to your body and care for it with kindness, everything else begins to fall into place.
I’d really love to connect and learn more about what’s been going on for you.
Certifications and Trainings
Restorative Wellness Solutions Level 1 Practitioner
Pilates instructor at Club Pilates, New Haven
Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP) through Nutritional Therapy Association 2021
Fully Certified STOTT PILATES® Instructor 2011
Total Barre™ certificate 2014
Pilates Coursework: STOTT PILATES® Matwork, Reformer, Cadillac, Chairs and Barrels Levels 1 and 2 and Injuries and Special Populations, STOTT PILATES®HALO training, Peak Pilates® Empowerment Summit 2016
Post Rehabilitative Breast Cancer Exercise Specialist through the Pink Ribbon Post-Operative Breast Cancer Recovery Program 2012
University of Connecticut, B.S. in Accounting
