My health journey began back in 2009. Working an admin job at a holistic wellness clinic, I was in my mid-twenties, eating poorly, drinking often, and not taking care of my body. At work, I'd see patients come in with seemingly incurable ailments, pains, and chronic symptoms, and then after a few visits, leave completely different people. Capable, vibrant, healthy people. It absolutely fascinated me, so I kept my ears and eyes open, asked a billion questions, and soaked up all that I could.

When I got pregnant with my first daughter (Olivia) in 2014, I reached a crossroads: do I put into practice what I've learned or continue doing what's familiar and comfortable? That's when everything changed. I became a "crunchy mom", reading ingredients, making real food, buying clean products, seeing chiropractors and holistic healthcare practitioners, and becoming informed on things like vaccines and medications.

In 2017, 6 months after the birth of my second daughter (Eve), I started a small business; a clean candle company I named Happy Little Flame. At the time I was desperate to find non-toxic candles that were safe to burn around my babies, but I couldn't find anything that was actually clean, safe, and smelled good. So I created it myself! It was through this amazing creative outlet that I was able to grow a large community that cared about their health, with whom I could share my enthusiasm for non-toxic ingredients (and my products, too).

Over the last 9 years as my company has grown (and my kids alongside it), so has my knowledge and experience in functional health and healing. I experimented with cleanses and fasts, and adopted a mostly lectin-free diet after reading Dr. Gundry's The Plant Paradox. I gave up alcohol altogether, began prioritizing my sleep (once my kids let me!) and stayed as informed and up-to-date as possible on all things food, ingredients, and non-toxic living, putting everything I was learning into practice. I was feeling healthier than ever before!

...Until I hit a hormonal wall in 2023 (at age 39). I dove deep into researching perimenopause and tried several different supplements to try to naturally balance my hormones and feel normal again. I couldn't sleep, I couldn't focus, I had some pretty intense anxiety, and i was gaining weight like it was my job. I tried eating cleaner (as if that was even possible), cut calories, and saw a chiropractor regularly. But it wasn't until I began working with a personal trainer lifting weights 3x a week, counting macros and eating way more protein than I ever thought I'd need, that I actually began to see and feel a difference. With some time and effort, I am in the best shape of my life.

And the best part?
Now I get to help others feel this good!