I didn't want to die. I wanted to break free from the food, alcohol and drug addiction so I could live a healthier life. Yet it felt so unattainable and overwhelming. 

I had no idea HOW to get back on my feet, but I knew I had to recover my health.​

I saw doctors, psychiatrists, therapists, counsellors, dieticians, nutritionists, food therapists, joined Overeaters Anonymous, Alcoholics Anonymous, and Narcotics anonymous. I tried meditation, art, music, movement and all kinds of different things. Some of which was helpful in the moment and others that were not. I relapsed twelve times before September 17th of 2006, which is when I decided I would live my life different. I declared this my sobriety date, and officially began creating the “new me".

Deep down, I knew that I lived these experiences for a reason.

I began working with a coach myself, and began to see things I could not before.  I overcame obstacles that seemed insurmountable. I learned about myself on a much deeper level. I saw things from different perspectives and had my thinking challenged in safe and supportive ways.  I was empowered to see the changes needed to create balance in my life.  I grew in ways I never imagined.

It was challenging at times, but I became clearer about what truly mattered to me, what my life was missing and began to create the life I knew I deserved and dreamed about.

I am not going to lie. Food addiction has been the toughest of all my addictions to overcome, and I have come to believe that it is an ongoing and evolving recovery process because we have to eat. We can't just stop it.

I have come a long way, as I no longer binge eat an entire cake in my car before returning home from the store. Or sneak eat food out of fear that someone will catch me. I have peace with food now, and understand how it plays a role in my physical, emotional and spiritual state.

I never imagined that making this a priority to figure out would result in me becoming a trauma informed, internationally accredited and board certified professional coach with multiple designations. Or that I would go on to create a private practice in which I specialize in helping other really successful women overcome these same challenges - and specifically food addiction. I also feel honored to be training medical professionals and wellness experts around the globe how to help other women like me achieve recovery with food addiction too.

I feel alive, fulfilled and energized.

I no longer agonize over every single food choice and obsessively spend all my mental energy thinking about food. I am committed to continuing to walk the recovery path with regards to food addiction. Growing and stretching myself to embrace even more healing on the path to discovering who I really am deep down inside.​