Physician, Coach, Mom, Wife, Friend, Entrepreneur, Person who wants to roam in the woods
Board-Certified Emergency Medicine & Lifestyle Medicine Physician
As a human on this planet I play many roles. Above all, I love and value being a mom to my two boys whom I homeschool along with my husband, Justin. I have a strong nurturing spirit that spans across my roles as mom as well as doctor and coach. I feel my purpose in this life is to facilitate healing, growth, and empowerment in myself and others.
Professionally, I have spent over 12 years as an Emergency Medicine Physician. This experience has been invaluable in my growth professionally and personally. It was a unique and enlightening position to witness some of the most tragic parts of the human experience on a regular basis, as well as to have the opportunity to relieve pain to the suffering and provide moments of comfort amid otherwise scary and difficult experiences. Of course, it also came with many instances of having to confirm the worst fears of those for whom I was caring. It was in those moments that I was faced with my own mortality as well, knowing that this life is short, and we need to make the most of the time we have here. This realization ultimately led me to pursue the path of Lifestyle Medicine and Mind Body Medicine. I was drawn to learn more about how our thoughts, beliefs, emotions and physical bodies are all connected. My work now focuses on the connection between mind and body and how that connection can be used to free people from chronic pain and other chronic neuroplastic symptoms.
I work with people who function the way I learned to-- pushing through, achieving, holding it together, doing the most. I know this pattern from the inside, and I’ve built my work around it.
Outside of Work
I’m obsessed with my family. I think they’re the coolest. I love animals, and all living beings. I spend as much time outside as I can, and I love learning about plants and herbs. I’m almost always listening to a podcast, audiobook, or music. I’m grateful that there’s always more to learn. I love science as much as I love spirituality and wondering about the things we haven’t figured out yet. My core strength is love and my strongest values are autonomy, freedom and integrity. I believe my purpose is to facilitate health and healing, which is why I’m doing what I do.
B.S. Biology, Magna Cum Laude, Bucknell University
Doctor of Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine
Emergency Medicine Residency, University of Virginia
Certified Emergency Medicine Physician, American Board of Emergency Medicine
Certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician, American Board of Lifestyle Medicine
Pain Reprocessing Therapy Practitioner
Wellcoaches Certified Health and Wellness Coach
Radical Remission Health Coach and Workshop Instructor
Professional and Advanced Training, Center for Mind Body Medicine
Certified Trauma-Informed Coach, The Centre for Healing
Certified Breathwork Facilitator, Elemental Rhythm
Breathwork Integration Coach, Elemental Rhythm
Guest on "She's the Boss" Podcast: Podcast on Spotify
Presenter, Vishuddha Community, Living Medicine Lecture Series- "Dismantling Good Girl Physiology": Living Medicine Vishudda Community Lecture Series
Presenter, Neuro Wellness Resource Fair, PMD Alliance- "The Power of the Breath"