My journey into gut health began in 2011 when I was diagnosed with Celiac disease. At the time, I had no idea that was just the beginning.

A few years later, a perfect storm of chronic stress, a high-carb diet, and a round of antibiotics sent my gut health into a complete collapse. I stopped feeling like myself almost overnight. Foods I used to love became sources of fear. I was trapped in a cycle of bloating, brain fog, and constipation so severe that I was eating the same three meals every day just to get through without a flare.

The impact on my life is hard to put into words. My energy disappeared. My relationship with my husband suffered. I felt completely lost and alone in what was happening to my body.

It wasn’t until a functional practitioner identified SIBO that I finally had a name for what I was dealing with. But having a diagnosis didn’t mean having answers. Treatment was brutal, and my body couldn’t tolerate it for years. Four years of trial and error, recurring symptoms, and new infections followed before I got any real relief.

And then, just when I thought I was turning a corner, everything shifted. The constipation and bloating I had learned to manage gave way to something new and terrifying – crippling nausea, stomach pain, regurgitation, diarrhea, and reflux. My symptoms escalated to the point where I couldn’t eat at all. I ended up in the ER, severely dehydrated, desperate for answers. I left with a PPI prescription and nothing else. No explanation. No direction. No hope.

The real turning point came when a functional stool test uncovered an H. pylori infection. That test changed everything. With the right treatment and a commitment to deep gut healing – physically and emotionally – I slowly started coming back to myself. After five years of struggling, I finally felt like I was on the other side.

Since clearing that infection, I’ve gone on to have two healthy pregnancies and two strong, thriving babies. And I genuinely believe none of that would have been possible without doing the deep work to heal my gut first.

That journey is why I do what I do. I know what it feels like to have no answers, to be dismissed, to try everything and still feel terrible. And I know what it feels like to finally heal. If you’re somewhere in the middle of that story right now, I want you to know that getting to the other side is possible. I’ve been there. And I’m here to help you get there, too.