My Story

I’ve always looked for new ways to get motivated and inspired but after my husband died in 2003, and I my mom in 2004, I made the decision to move to Kansas City to be nearer to my son. We hadn’t lived near each other since he went away to college in 1991!

I lined up a position that allowed me to have a lot of freedom while still offering health insurance, but in 2009, when the company did away with health insurance for hourly employees, I found myself without insurance for the first time in my adult life!

I committed to getting healthy and that was when I found my first passion … the passion for sharing how to make one simple change at a time!

I had a good reason to be paying attention. I watched my mother wither away with Congestive Heart Failure (Coronary Heart Disease) and had a grandfather and uncle who both died of heart attacks before their 57th birthday. I was already older than that! It was critical that I change my lifestyle!

So, I studied anything and everything I could get my hands on, added in simple habits and got healthy. What I learned is that choosing a simple habit, one at a time, leads to a satisfying, healthy lifestyle.

Journaling helped me along the way and is the reason that I made the decision to enroll at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition earning certification as a Holistic Coach in 2011. I learned so much more there! Life is about balance and joy! I have never looked back!

I have recently added a new course toward becoming a Certified Habit Coach. My dream job is to help widows figure out their next step. I am definitely qualified for that!