I grew up in peak early-2000s America—low-rise jeans, diet culture, and a beauty standard that never included bodies like mine. As one of the only Black girls in my town, I learned early what it felt like to have strangers comment on your body as if it belonged to them.

Food became something to manage instead of something to enjoy. I restricted, skipped meals, and lived on drive-throughs while being praised for a body I didn’t even feel comfortable in.

But underneath all that, something in me refused to settle. I taught myself how to care for my hair and skin when no one around me knew how. I found meditation, then yoga, then vegan cooking… and, eventually, Ayurveda.

Ayurveda is where everything clicked for me.

My anxiety, my digestion, my relationship with food, my energy, my creativity—it suddenly made sense. It gave me a way of living that wasn’t about controlling myself, but actually knowing myself.

After years in Human Resources—work I’m deeply grateful for but never fully aligned with—I finally chose the path that feels real. I completed Foundations of Ayurveda in 2023, and I’m now an Ayurvedic Health Counselor trainee at Kripalu.

My work is rooted in one belief:

Everything you consume—food, media, habits, conversations—is being digested by your body, your mind, and your spirit.

When you shift from

everything changes.

I’m here to help you build a life, and a way of nourishing yourself, that actually feels good.

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