In my early 20s I worked on Wall Street in a toxic work environment that took a permanent toll on my health even though I didn't fully realize it at the time. I left Wall Street and moved out to California and began to work with startups in marketing, but despite the change of scenery and pace my health continued to decline. It took me almost a decade to get diagnosed with autoimmune disease - likely triggered by the constant stress I endured at my finance job. I have spent the greater part of the last decade, doing research and trying to heal my health issues and those of my close family. Autoimmune disease, endometriosis, infertility, gallbladder disease, cancer, sleep apnea, short bowel syndrome, chronic migraines, food sensitivities and allergies are just a few of the medical issues either I or one of my close family member's have had to battle. I've experiment with all kinds of dietary plans, exercise regimes and explored many paths of alternative medicine. I've met with more specialists and functional doctors than I can count. While attending all of these specialist appointments either as a patient or a caregiver I realized that what our medical system lacks is a focal point of support where a patient can sit down with someone and look at the whole picture of their health and their life - holistically. My decision to become a health and wellness coach was born of the desire to help and support others who might feel as alone and overwhelmed as I did when I first got diagnosed. I chose to train with the Mayo Clinic to become a certified health & wellness coach because I wanted my coaching to be backed by decades of behavior change science. Armed with the resources and knowledge of how to successfully achieve behavior change I now feel a calling to use that knowledge to help others achieve their best self, whatever that may look and feel like for them.