Hi, I’m Bridgette, certified Health Coach, Personal Trainer, Menopause Coaching Specialist and former classically trained ballerina who went through a hormonal roller coaster! Between the physical demands of dancing 8 hours per day, not fueling my body properly and maintaining a weight too low for my frame, I crashed and burned. I was only in my 20s, but I was facing symptoms of hypothyroid and adrenal fatigue. It was very difficult to regulate my weight and control my cravings. It took me a long time to realize that all of these signs were my body calling out for help. It wasn’t until I started my journey as a holistic hormone health coach working in the medical field that I learned what my body was likely going through. it probably took me about three years total to feel actually recovered. At this point in my life, in my late 30s, I was able to have an amazing pregnancy, and have my first child at the age of 37. Even at a year postpartum, I actually feel like my body and metabolism are working better than ever. I really attribute this to all the work that I’ve done over the last couple of years to get my adrenals, thyroid and metabolism working. I’m so grateful to have this beautiful baby boy and I am now on a quest to help other women who are experiencing similar symptoms to balance her body, and finally truly feel amazing. Part of that quest, is helping women to really finally appreciate and love themselves. In my ears as a ballerina, I could never say that I actually loved myself. In fact, it was quite the opposite most of the time. I had a really great life and a great family that was super supportive of me, but the demands of my training on top of being a full-time student and being fed the idea that my body wasn’t “” good enough” to be “a star” was really rough on me emotionally. I believe that this mindset of not having a good opinion of myself contributed to the imbalance of hormones in my body and everything I was experiencing physically at the time I had no idea there was a connection. I had no idea how important hormones were and what they really did. The amazing thing about learning these things, is is finally feeling powerful. Feeling the power that there’s so much that we can do on our own without having to see lots of doctors to heal our bodies. I really truly believe in the power of lifestyle and nutrition, and living close to nature as a way to naturally heal, or remain in an optimal state of function. Today’s world lends itself to lots of external factors that are constantly affecting our body’s ability to produce hormones properly detox properly. Not to mention all of the stress that comes out us on a daily basis, which is higher than ever for a whole host of reasons. There is not a single client that I work with that is an experiencing higher than normal stress levels whether they’re aware of it or not. Women, especially, are so insanely powerful and very mind over matter. This is amazing for our families and friends, but it sometimes leaves us disconnected from how are truly feeling and the status of our health. And sometimes it’s not until we have a major event or a “crash” that were aware that there was even a problem to begin with. The goal with my programs is to bring awareness back to you. For you to recognize the signs that your body is inbalanced, and you’re going down a path that may lead to illness down the road.