About Me

My interest in food and wellness began when I was a young teenager. I used food and fitness as a means to an end—to achieve the "perfect" body. Food and dieting behaviors gave me a sense of control over my reality. What I truly wanted was to be free from the compulsion to eat or drink alcohol as a form of relief. I wanted to trust my body, listen to my hunger, and know the difference between fear and wisdom.

This desire led me to become a registered dietitian, fitness trainer, and yoga teacher. My body had achieved the epitome of "perfect-looking health." Meanwhile, I struggled with IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome), amenorrhea (loss of menstrual cycles), insomnia, and chronic anxiety. The extreme discomfort I felt forced me to question everything I believed to be true. My journey took me around the world to discover what true wellness really means. It wasn’t until I healed my relationship with food, my body, and myself that I was truly able to help others on their own wellness journeys.

Throughout my personal journey, I have discovered unconventional ways to make sense of my experiences beyond nutrition, exercise, and meditation. Writing stories through a fictional lens, creating short films about nature, drawing portraits with curiosity for every line and shade, and my favorite—hiking in the midst of a dangerous thunderstorm. It’s the experiences that pull us out of our repetitive thought patterns that help us gain awareness and perspective.

In my free time, you can often find me hiking, writing, drawing, wandering the streets of a small town in Latin America, or befriending a stray cat! =D

Nutrition Philosophy

My work in the field of dietetics and wellness has led me to work in various settings. From an HIV clinic in Harlem, NY with underserved populations to conducting creative writing workshops and breath exercises to hippie vagabonds in the foothills of India. I practice many different modalities in wellness as diverse and more importantly meet people where they are at. I am a certified diabetes educator and have advanced knowledge in managing insulin resistance, weight, and cortisol levels (stress hormones) through nutrition and lifestyle changes.

The aim throughout is to help an individual gain awareness in how they see themselves and the relationship they have to body and food. Without awareness we feel controlled by our limiting thoughts and stories that we are conditioned by.

My nutrition philosophy does not endorse any specific rules or paradigms of good or bad foods, but understanding for ourselves and behaviors, while implementing sound nutrition based interventions. I want all my clients to enjoy the bliss and sensory experiences that foods offer us while still accomplishing the health goals that are important to us.

Areas of Focus

• Diabetes type 1 and type 2

• Insulin resistance

• Weight management

• Heart health, hyperlipemia, high blood pressure

• Post-bariatric surgery weight management

• Female Athlete triad syndrome

• HIV/AIDS patients

• Spanish speaking clients