I’ve been connected to holistic wellness my entire life. My great-grandmother used herbs for just about everything, and my grandparents grew the fruits, vegetables, and healing plants we used daily. From chamomile and calendula for bruises to buckthorn syrup for coughs, I grew up knowing that nature gives us what we need to thrive.

But when I moved to the U.S., I slowly drifted from that way of life. I followed the science, earned my degrees, and eventually entered medical school.

I wanted to help people heal, but in my first semester, I realized conventional medicine wasn’t built for that. It focused on managing symptoms, not on helping the body do what it’s designed to do: heal and thrive.

During my first semester of med school, my four-month-old daughter got sick. The “solutions” offered were disconnected and experimental, so I trusted my intuition and turned to holistic care instead.
She recovered completely, and something in me shifted. In two years, she got sick again, and at this point, I knew that I couldn’t keep pretending the conventional-only system aligned with my values. 

I left medical school and committed to understanding what true, integrative wellness meant. I worked in complementary and alternative medicine and in clinical research at premier Universities. I earned a Master of Science in Integrative Health and began my Doctorate in Integrative Health, blending tradition with research, heart with evidence, wellness with values.

As my daughter grew, so did her passion for dance, and so did the challenges.
She faced joint pain, burnout, and injury. Doctors told us to “wait and see.”
But I knew there had to be another way.

Through integrative approaches, herbs, homeopathy, right trainers, rest, and mind-body tools, she not only recovered but returned stronger than ever.

That journey opened my eyes to a truth every dance mom deserves to know:

"Dancers stay healthy, happy, and passionate about dance when their moms support them with integrative, holistic care, not conventional-only methods."