Around age 10, I would join my mother at her office. To pass the time, I would go in the back and sit at an old typewriter, writing stories until she was done. That typewriter is where I dreamed of being a writer one day and writing my own book. 

Now a young adult, I packed up my suitcase and moved from New Brunswick to Toronto to find a job in the big city. I lived with my aunt and uncle while I looked for work. I turned down the first few offers I received.  My uncle sat me down and asked why I wasn’t taking those jobs. I told him, that they “just weren’t right”, they didn’t feel right in my gut. A few weeks later I was offered another job, and I took it. This job was right and I knew that listening to my gut, even if it was against all logic, was the right way to live my life. 

In my late 20’s, I began experiencing some health issues and went out in search of the right physician or health practitioner to support me. Listening to my gut again, I found a nutritionist and instantly knew they were the right fit for me. Through doing the work on my nutrition, I achieved amazing results, healing health issues I had been experiencing. These results and the experience led me to finding my passion for food and nutrition and with a nudge from my mom, I applied to go back to school in the evenings to get my certification. It felt right. 

As I was pursuing new passions in health, my career was taking many twists and turns - I was ready for a transition into a new industry and a new challenge. This desire for new experiences and change led me to hire a life coach who helped me find alignment in my desires and life goals. This coach also taught me how to manifest my dream job. Two years later, I found the list I had created with the coach, the list of what I wanted in a job. I almost fell over when I realized the new job I now had matched the list perfectly - It was then that I learned the power of intention and manifestation. 

For 10 years I worked in that dream job, finishing nutrition school and offering coaching on the side and though I loved what I was doing, I was ready for change. I sold my home in the country, packed up all my things and was on my way to California for a new experience and adventure. But the universe had other plans and I was offered a new position from the company I was just about to leave. The position was one I would never have applied for, yet somehow felt completely right. It was the perfect blend of leadership, strategic vision and change management - all of my strongest skill sets could be used. I moved to a condo in Toronto and began a chapter that, though I didn’t know it, created the foundation of what would one day be - Redefine.

After my company was restructured, I was offered a possibility… An abundant severance package to leave my job. I took the opportunity and knew it was time to invest in myself, my business and create Redefine. Just 5 days after signing the agreement, I went to the doctor and received some tough news. A tumour was found which would be diagnosed as a rare form of cancer, choroidal melanoma.  Business would have to be on hold as I underwent surgeries, treatment and took time to heal.  Because I was so connected to my health and going for regular check ups, the cancer was caught early giving me a great prognosis to be controlled through radiation therapy.

Here we are, where you and I meet!  Healing, grateful and ready to help you on your own journey to Redefine _____ (whatever it is you want!). With a world of possibilities ahead, I am here to launch the culmination of all my years of learning, work, passion and following that savvy gut of mine. I can’t wait to meet you and hear your story as well!