Welcome, I am on a journey, one that has helped me to regain so much of my health over the past 15 years.

My goal is to share, inspire, surprise and entice you to try some of the things that I have tried.

Experience some or all of what I have experienced.

Learn from my mistakes.

Make changes along the way to support you and your goals.

Understand how wonderful life can and will be with small changes in your life.

My journey started in 2010 at the age of 47, I had arthritis, crazy hormonal swings and a really tough time losing weight.  I visited a wonderful Menopause Specialist who suggested, among other things, that I stop eating wheat.

My first response was “what will I eat and how will I convince my husband that we need to try this?”

Fast forward 2 years into our wheat and mostly gluten free journey and I came to a decision that we needed to eat a vegan diet to support my continued, somewhat diminished, health issues.

How will I convince my meat loving husband that we need to not just try but do this!

Fast forward to today where we eat a gluten free, vegan diet (my husband does eat meat on occasion when we are out) and I feel great, my arthritis is under control with no medication and my hormonal swings are in check.

Along the way it was discovered that I have Hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s Disease which means losing weight is still a challenge, it continue to learn, experience and try new things to nourish my body as best I can to overcome the effects of this.

In May 2017 I decided to step up my game and in September 2017 I returned to school, on a part time basis, to study to become a Holistic Nutrition Professional.  I want to know as much as I can about nourishing the body naturally so that I can help and inspire others to achieve optimal health with nutrition.

Life slowed me down in late 2018 due to health issues related to my arthritis. I had to step back from my education, still focuses on my health and how best to manage the unhappiness my body was feeling. In October 2021 I founded Be Epic with Natalie as a way to bring health and wellness information to people based on my research and learnings along the way.

In September 2023 I returned to school and I am thrilled to say that in June 2025 I became a Certified Holistic Nutritional Consultant and a Certified Functional Nutrition Practitioner and in July 2025 I became a Certified Metabolic Balance Coach! I am so excited to continue to share, educate and learn from all of you!

I hope that you will come along on my journey to help you and others like you in their journey to better health.

Until next time.