About Me

Unconventional Life, Unconventional Path
My life is seldom conventional, so it comes as no surprise to my friends that I chose an unconventional path in nursing. I became chronically ill in nursing school. The stress and demands, combined with ignoring my own health, kept me sick - symptom after symptom wearing me down.

The Unexpected Health Journey in Alaska
The summer before my senior year, I drove from my small town in Western New York to a coastal mountain town in Alaska. That road trip and summer were eye-opening, giving me a new sense of peace and a renewed body and mind for my final semester of nursing school. 

After graduating, I returned another summer, took my NCLEX in Alaska, and spent the autumn months car camping throughout Alaska, Canada, and the lower 48 states before returning to Western New York to start in the ICU.

Travel Nursing and Burnout
After gaining experience, I bought a van and traveled for contracts across the U.S.-Midwest, West Coast, and back, until my van broke down outside the Tetons. 

That breakdown forced me to reconsider my path. The hospital was burning me out, causing moral injury, and I realized much of what I was doing wasn’t helping patients truly get better. We were masking symptoms instead of addressing root causes and that never could sit right with me.

Facing My Own Health
Just as in nursing school, I had let my job consume me and neglected my own health once again. While my van was in the shop, I faced it head-on. 

My appointments and “preventative care” weren’t preventing or addressing anything. That’s when I discovered HTMA - a test that reveals what is happening in the tissues. While my blood work was always “normal,” my tissues told a very different story.

Discovering Root-Cause Care
HTMA, combined with a holistic approach, revealed patterns and insights that changed how I viewed my health. I realized how critical it is to address health proactively before things decline further.

Today, I'm passionate about using this knowledge to help other nurses bridge the gap in healthcare with true preventative, root-cause care. My hope is that by taking control of your own health, you feel empowered to speak about it, advocate for it, and ultimately help create the change our healthcare system desperately needs.