I grew up with an open mind to the benefits of high quality nutrition, exercise, and loving relationships. I come from a large family with lots of love, laughter, and chores to do.
There was always a family garden and fresh, organic vegetables were a way of life.
However, as we all know, organic vegetables don’t solve every problem and as I matured, I began to notice that some things were consistently not feeling great.

As a teen I struggled with thyroid issues and hormone imbalance which resulted in symptoms of PMS, inconsistent periods, fatigue, light headed, irritated skin and hair loss. Working with my hormones and thyroid lead me to addressing nutrient deficiencies and my adrenal glands which were suffering from toxic overload. Later I discovered I was Gluten sensitive and my body wasn’t breaking down certain foods effectively. This was causing an uprise in inflammation, compromising my immune system and putting excessive strain on my digestion.

The process of healing my gut and balancing my hormones took some time and eventually I was able to reintroduce foods that I could not formally digest.
I began to feel better in a lot of ways, and soon could identify areas that were not getting better.  

I  was still having dizzy spells and would hear ringing in my ears often. Frequent headaches continued and soon my jaw began to ache and click whenever I opened and closed my mouth.

One day, my jaw locked up and I couldn’t open my mouth to full extent without experiencing a lot of pain. Simple things like biting a sandwich, or a whole apple became impossible, and soon I was cutting all my food into small pieces.

At the time, I was convinced this was all a result of impacted wisdom teeth, due to my age. So, I pursued seeing a conventional dentist. With my locked jaw condition there was hesitation to perform oral surgery and little assurance that removing my wisdom teeth would in fact, solve the problems I was having.  I opted to visit an Integrative Dentist for a second opinion, and to this day I am grateful of that choice. I was soon diagnosed with an extreme case of TMD (Temporomandibular Joint Disorder). TMD, often referred to as TMJ, are conditions affecting the temporomandibular joint which is the hinge, that attaches your jaw to the bones of the skull. This joint allows all the movements of the mouth such as talking and chewing.

To come full circle back to the present, healing my body had to come from many different levels and in that process it did three great things: Challenged me. Empowered me. Changed me. I am a better person because of the obstacles I have overcome, and the healing in my life has allowed me to do more, and become more.
I have since continued my education in the areas of hormonal balance, thyroid function, food sensitivities and allergies, gut and immune health, clean eating, and meditation.

Today’s Effort is a platform for daily greatness. 

I offer programs for many types of healing and sessions can be done in person or virtual.
Here, we guide and support each other, in creating better habits and lifestyle choices so that every day feels like a success.

Join me on this journey to living in radiance and be amazing ⎯ starting today!