For much of my early life, I felt healthy, energized, and accomplished. Challenges came and went, but I navigated them with optimism. Then, I became a mom—and everything changed.

Motherhood was something I deeply longed for, and I was confident I would thrive in the role. But the reality was far from what I had imagined. It magnified my perfectionism and people-pleasing tendencies, leaving no time for myself. The early years of parenting were overwhelming, filled with stress, exhaustion, and worry. Thoughts like, “I can’t do this. It’s too much,” ran through my mind on repeat. And then my body decided to act on those words—it placed me in a coma for two days.

Even after recovering, life didn’t magically reset. The COVID-19 pandemic brought new fears, and switching to an even more demanding job left me with little time and energy to manage household tasks and care for a very active child. It was exhausting, and my body began showing more visible signs of distress. 

I got sick once a month and often felt off. My body was absorbing all the stress and transforming it into actual health issues: food sensitivities, gut health problems like SIBO, histamine intolerance, and hormonal imbalances. I felt drained, disconnected from myself, and burnt out. Something had to change.