From Surviving to Joy

I woke up in pain every single day.

From the time I was 14 until I was 30, my body and I were at odds. I would have seasons of great health and well intended habits only to slide back to binge eating and couch potatoing.

Then I had my kids, and my weight started climbing — up and down, over and over. 150. 190. 200. 215. 250. 283 pounds. A size 28. 

At 4'11.5" I was miserable. My body hurt. My heart was heavy. 

I'd lose the weight. I'd gain it back — plus more. Over and over.

Then my daughter got cancer at four years old, and almost died.

That's when everything shifted.

I knew I had to be present — for her, for my son, for my family, for myself. So I found the tools I needed: a gastric sleeve, nutrition, and then strength training. I lost over 100 pounds. My daughter fought, and she survived. My family learned what it means to actually live — because all we have is today.

Years later, a frightening stalking situation followed and menopause came early. And the weight came back.

So I turned to new tools again — talk therapy, IFS training, yoga teacher training, Shaman journey, Meditation/Breathwork, skin removal surgery, personal trainers,  a GLP-1 medication — and I got back to my goal weight.

But this time, something was different. I was in my forties, and one morning I woke up and felt JOY in my body. A tingling, happy feeling in my bones. All the new habits were working.

No pain. I felt FREEDOM. 

That's when I finally understood: the mindset work. The shadow work. Therapy. Yoga. Strength training. The tiny daily habits I almost gave up on a hundred times, they had all finally clicked and lined up.

And I knew I couldn't keep it to myself.

Now I help people who are overworked, overweight, in pain, or stuck in a suffering mindset break free — and find their way back to JOY.

Through yoga. Dance. Play. Meditation. Nervous System Healing. Singing. Drumming. And more.

You don't have to lose the weight if you don't want to.

But you get to choose JOY no matter your size.

The AMPlified Movement offers

"More WooWoo. Less Carbs."-AMP

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