Short Story

I love raw spinach, all animals, warm cookies, nature exploring, and silly SMILING.

I have dual degrees in Human BIOLOGY and Clinical NUTRITION.

I celebrate my BIRTHDAY for a month.

I’ve helped clients, sport teams, and corporations with their nutrition and wellness for over 25 years.

I chat all about FOOD LOVE on podcasts and at conferences.

I have lived in 6 states, and visited 30 countries on 6 continents, but I call COLORADO home.

I really do EAT ALL FOODS.

I'm not short. I'm FUN-sized!

Middle Grade

As a kid I loved...
Playing soccer
Riding horses
Swimming like Jaws was going to attack me
Baking chocolate-chip cookies (knew the recipe by heart before I was ten)
Pretending the floor was hot lava

Young Adult Novel

Now I love...
My husband, kids, and animals
Exploring new places and foods
Napping in the sunshine
Laughing
Still pretending the floor is hot lava

Adult Novel

What does an RDN do?

I have to try every food on the planet. Even fried crickets. Oh wait. That may not be a rule. I just LOVE TO EAT.

And as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) and Wellness Coach, my holistic nutrition coaching focuses on what my clients need.

Weight Loss
More Energy
Less Stress
Life Balance
Disease Prevention

I don’t believe there is one way of eating that works for everyone. I have a great relationship with all foods, so I help my clients learn to love eating again, whether at HOME or OUT at an amazing restaurant, while still reaching their goals.

What did you STUDY at university?

Boys. Nachos. Laughing. Not necessarily in that order.

Anything else?
Yes! I thought I wanted to study communications, hoping to become an award-winning journalist, but my love of the amazing human body sent me on a Pre-Med path. I planned to be a pediatrician- slash- veterinarian- slash- marine biologist- slash- dietitian.

My love of FOOD won.

I graduated with a Biology degree from Trinity University, studied two more years at University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, and completed a 1,200-hour internship and a day-long test before I was certified as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN).

What else do you LOVE?

My fearless husband, my two adventurous kids, my two bouncy dogs, and my two sweet horses!

I also love HIKING, running, yoga, snowshoeing, archery, and getting lost in the stunning COLORADO mountains where we live.

Although Colorado will always be my home, I LOVE exploring other playgrounds around the world. My highlights…

SKYDIVING over a volcano in Chile
swimming with ELEPHANTS in Thailand
GLACIER trekking in Patagonia
scuba diving with hammerhead SHARKS in Dominica
hiking with PENGUINS in Argentina
mountain BIKING in Zimbabwe
scuba diving with curious DOLPHINS in Rangiroa
watching a magical fever of 50 pelagic RAYS gliding below my scuba fins in Panama

I’m excited to help you find a healthy relationship with food and wellness
so you can be active and engaged in your own life!

Favorite thing in the whole wide world?
Love.
With a side of extra cheesy enchiladas.

ABOUT ME