I almost died at 42 ... yet for the next five years, I kept hearing the same thing: 'Everything looks normal.'

In April 2002, I found myself in a medically induced coma with one lung 100% full of fluid; the other 75% full.

I was hooked up to breathing tubes, feeding tubes … all the tubes!

Doctors told my family to prepare for the worst; they didn’t think I was going to survive and if I did, I would have permanent brain damage.

Well … I DID survive and I do not have brain damage. I left the hospital weighing just 92 pounds, dependent on oxygen, using a walker … and I was determined to get my life back.

For the next five years, I searched for answers while doctor after doctor assured me everything looked "normal." Yet I knew my body was telling a different story. I refused to believe that feeling exhausted, weak, and unlike myself was my new normal.

Everything changed when a holistic NP looked at my blood work through a functional lens. She looked at how my body was functioning as a whole. For the first time, I understood why I still didn't feel like myself … and finally had a roadmap for moving forward.

That experience not only transformed my health … it became my mission.

Today, I help women over 40 who know something feels "off" understand what their blood work may be revealing about their overall wellness. Using my signature Personal Wellness Roadmap™, I educate and guide them in creating personalized lifestyle strategies so they can feel more energized, confident, and in control of their health.

Because I've lived both sides of the story, I know what it feels like to be told you're "fine" when you know you're not.

I also know what's possible when you finally understand what your body has been trying to tell you.