Welcome! If you’ve landed here, I’m guessing there’s a good chance that you’re wanting more: more for your health, and more of you for the people who mean the most to you.

I’m a holistic family doctor and I support high achieving, highly sensitive, family focused and community oriented women. What does that even mean?

You have a lot on the go and you take care of many people; you readily sense and pick up others’ emotions; you need alone time to recharge; feeling connected to yourself and others is vital for you; and you really care about doing a good job.

Sometimes, your care extends into perfectionism – and now you’re aware of that, and the detriment it can be to your health, and sometimes to your loved ones.

You are as invested in your health as you are in your family and your work and your community, but you are strapped for time, and overwhelmed with so much information available about women’s midlife heath.

Your family is a priority, but so is your work and you also want to be involved in your community and contribute.

You are realizing that taking care of yourself is crucial, because you have observed that if you are not taking care of yourself, you can’t be all these things to those who matter most: your loved ones and your community and your colleagues. Self care is the lever that allows you to fulfill your purpose and be peaceful.

Your curiosity leads you to reserach and learn a lot.

I’m here to share information, tips and tools that are easy to understand and apply in your life, so that you can have a lifestyle that supports your whole body health: your physical, mental, emotional and spirutal well- being.

I continue to learn so much from you, the amazing women and clients in my life, and from the world wide web. My hope is that I can give back and share what I’m learning, to serve amazing women like you.

When I’m not working, you might see me and my husband enjoying the outdoors with our rambunctious twin boys —rain, snow, or shine, winter and summer. And embracing my free spirit, while letting my perfectionist ego go!

Have you ever considered your health esteem? How do you feel about your health, about your bodies’ ability to repair, renew, and rejuvenate? About maintaining your vitality, and cultivating longevity for your years ahead? Do you feel anxious or calm when you think about your next screening medical tests for cancer, heart disease or diabetes? How do you feel about the upcoming decade of your life? And can you imagine yourself vibrant and energetic in twenty or thirty years’ time?

Your thoughts and beliefs around these questions and scenarios are the foundation of your health esteem. Health Esteem is all about the belief you hold in the strength, resilience, and vitality within you – in your physical body, your mind (thoughts) and your heart (feelings). It’s recognizing that your body is capable of thriving, and can endure and even grow stronger from road bumps and challenges with your health.

It’s also about your mental and emotional resilience. What messages are you giving your body and mind about their ability to thrive? Do you cultivate a spiritual life, an inner part of yourself which cannot be seen, but might be giving you important messages for your well-being and also providing fulfillment and peace? All of these things can be opportunities to take a deeper dive inward, and see what needs attention and healing, to restore our health – and maybe become even healthier!

Health Esteem is believing in your body’s ability to endure and grow stronger, no matter the challenges.