My Journey — It’s Why I Do What I Do.

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First off, I want you to know — this story isn’t about me just to talk about me. It’s about showing you why I care so much about doing what I do, and what I’ve learned from my own journey and the thousands of people I’ve walked with over the years.

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If you’re feeling overwhelmed, discouraged, or unsure what to do next with your blood sugar or A1c… I’ve been there too (in my own way). And I want you to see how change is not only possible — but powerful.

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A Wake-Up Call & A Missing Leg

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I started out working in a fast-paced retail pharmacy — hundreds of prescriptions a day. I thought I’d be counseling patients, helping them feel better. But I quickly learned that the job was more about volume and speed than true healing.

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One day, a patient I really liked came in — only this time, he was missing a leg. I thought he’d been in an accident.
But it wasn’t that.

It was Type 2 diabetes. His sugars had been uncontrolled. And something had changed in him — he wasn’t the same joyful, animated man I’d known. He’d lost more than just a limb. He’d lost part of himself. That moment shook me. It wasn’t the only story like it — but it was the one that cracked something open.

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Is It Just Me...Or is this not working?

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I saw it again and again — patients with Type 2 diabetes losing their eyesight, limbs, energy, and even their lives. Despite doing “what they were told" — taking their meds and watching their sugar.

 

They were in and out of the hospital, having major issues like heart attacks and strokes, and being put on dialysis. Why are they getting worse, adding more meds, unable to control their numbers, and gaining weight? I started to wonder… is what I do really helping or making a difference? 

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Around the same time, I was dealing with my own unresolved health problems — crushing fatigue, weight gain, and constant acid reflux. I was on multiple meds, but nothing fixed the problem. It just dulled the symptoms.

I was a "standard american dieter" — eating fast food, drinking sugar all day, and living on autopilot. So I made a shift. I began eating real food. I began moving my body and working out with weights. I practiced fasting during periods of the day. And within 6 months, I’d lost 50 pounds, felt better, had more energy — and gotten off the reflux meds completely.

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That's When it Clicked

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The medications weren’t designed to fix our health problems — they were designed to help us live with the consequences of poor diet and lifestyle.

But what if we fixed the real problem instead?

I realized that the same way I’d lifestyle’d my way into poor health… I had lifestyle’d my way out of it. The foods, habits, and environment that over time brought about the chronic problem had to be shifted in order to reverse the problem and become chronically healthy. And I saw that my patients with Type 2 diabetes could do the same — with the right support and tools.

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I Finally Felt Like I Was Helping

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I started sharing tips with my pharmacy patients — especially those with Type 2 diabetes. I’d slip in quick advice between prescriptions to their questions about what to do, what to eat, and how to get their sugars down. And it made a difference.

Some started eating differently. Some added supplements. Others also began moving more and working out with weight resistance. Their blood sugar started to improve, they felt better, and had more energy. And I finally felt like I was actually helping.

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So I dove deeper. I got certified in functional medicine. I started working in a clinic, one-on-one, with people helping them reverse insulin resistance and disrupt Type 2 diabetes. I tracked labs, refined my methods, and saw amazing results.

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Spread Thin & Frustrated at the System

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It became harder and harder to keep up with the demands — filling endless prescriptions, managing the chaos, and having barely any time to talk with patients about how they could actually improve their blood sugar.

Have you ever felt like you had more to offer, but the environment you were in just didn’t allow it — or worse, wouldn’t allow it?

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I was spread thin and frustrated. I could see a better, more cost-effective, life-changing way to approach Type 2 diabetes — but that wasn’t the priority in the system I was working in.

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The meaning of “helping people” shifted for me. It wasn’t just about filling medications anymore. It became about asking deeper questions — looking at the whole picture — and figuring out how we could actually turn Type 2 diabetes around.

 

Next Stop...Burnout

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Eventually, I decided to open my own practice on the side. Finally, what I had been dreaming of for the past several years. But instead of focusing on what I loved most — helping people with Type 2 diabetes — I tried to help everyone. 

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I was spread too thin. I was very recently a fairly new parent at home, trying to survive the business side of a business while still working full-time in pharmacy. And it worked for a time, until it didn't. It wasn’t working, and I burned out — hard! I couldn't keep up with everything and I was mentally and physically exhausted. What I'd dreamed of for so long wasn't this...

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I shut the doors. And for a while, I felt like a failure. But that season taught me something critical...

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The Truth About Failure 

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I realized I wasn’t a failure — what I tried didn’t work. That’s not the same thing. I’d learned what didn’t work — for me, and for my clients. I tried to be everything to everyone when I should have stuck with my gut and help people with Type 2 diabetes — because it's what I care about passionately.

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Definitely not an experience I would want to repeat but I learned some important lessons...

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...I learned that any journey is a process and that any process takes time. 

...I learned to embrace the process, and enjoy it. Have fun in knowing that things can and will be different if you don't stop trying, and never give up.

...I learned how to be patient with myself and the process, even if it's uncomfortable.

...I learned how to trust the process even when I didn't have all the answers.

...I learned how to be more open and flexible even when things weren't going exactly the way I expected.

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So I adjusted and kept moving forward. I could make the most impact by meeting people where they are: online. That’s where people like you are already searching for real answers — where I could speak up, share what works, and support people without limitations. 

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Why I’m Here Now

Because You Deserve Real Help That Actually Works

I've spent 16 years as a pharmacist. and I have seen firsthand what doesn't work when it comes to Type 2 diabetes (unless you only are looking to make your blood sugar "look" better when in reality the condition itself gets worse). 

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And I’ve seen firsthand what does work — especially when people have the right tools, support, and understanding of what’s really going on.

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What You Need to Know...and Hear

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Not every journey looks the same. There’s no one-size-fits-all approach. 

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But there are tools and strategies that work well for 99% of people. If what you're doing isn't working don't be afraid to try something new — and I mean give it 100% because you will learn from it. It may not be the end-all solution, but you build on what you've learned and apply it to the next step in your journey. 

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There’s no such thing as failure. And there is time — you just have to carve it out and promise yourself to make it happen. Because you are vitally important.

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Whether you’re doing this for yourself or for others, you owe it to both to be your best.

You were made for more than just being defined by a diagnosis. Be the example. Leave a legacy that proves nothing is impossible — that even the hard things can be done.

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There is nothing you can’t do.

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You’re not here just to “manage” symptoms or survive the day.

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You have purpose and were created for purpose — and when you start feeling better physically, emotionally, and mentally you can begin showing up fully for the people you love and the plans that matter most.

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Your journey won’t be perfect. But it will be worth it.

Because yes, you absolutely can:

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• Balance your blood sugar

• Lower your A1c

• Lose weight

• Regain your energy

• And transform your life — without more meds...in a sustainable way 

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If you feel that tug in your gut or chest right now — that’s your soul saying: “Let’s do this.”

 

Are you ready to begin transforming & taking control of your Type 2 diabetes?

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I’d love to help.

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