My 40's were a blur! After having my third child, things were never the same. I suffered from chronic fatigue, the kind where you felt like you got hit by a mack truck and could sleep 'til the cows came home. I quickly packed on extra pounds, lost quite a bit of hair and was having heart palpitations when I finally received the Hashimoto's diagnosis in 2019. 

But it was too late. My thyroid, the organ responsible for my metabolism, was completely ravaged by the disease. My muscles atrophied in a catabolic state, my gut unable to absorb protein and nutrients. I could not lose weight with all the methods I had learned over the years as a personal trainer. Sadly, I was right in the middle of perimenopause as well, experiencing overlapping symptoms.

It took 5 years of seeing different doctors and trying new medications, along with some major lifestyle changes before I started to see results. Those changes included healing my gut, changing my diet, addressing hormonal imbalances and nutrient deficiencies, learning how to manage my stress and understanding my nervous system. I can now say I'm in a place of good health and energy to be able to share what I've learned with other women who may be experiencing hormonal imbalance, fatigue and an inability to lose weight. Midlife does NOT have to suck! 

For the last 10 years of my life (my 40's), I was a hot mess! In 2019 my life changed forever...