Subsisting on ultra-processed foods and sugary drinks.

Dermatologist prescribes Accutane and birth control for acne.

Other symptoms: constant fatigue, anxiety, and chronic headaches.

My first diet at 17 leads to extreme under-eating. I weigh 85 pounds and consume an average of 950 calories a day.

The obsession to be thin results in losing my period for over a year.

At 20 years old, I’m back to a healthy weight and my period has returned, but it’s painful and all over the place.

Eating mostly vegetarian and very little protein. Addicted to sugar and stuck in a restrict-and-binge eating cycle.

After a summer studying abroad in England, my lab work reveals that I’m pre-diabetic (hemoglobin A1C is 5.8%).

Scott and I start dating while in my last semester.

Anxiety is at an all-time high.

Hormone labs reveal borderline high testosterone levels.

Prescribed Spironolactone, an androgen-blocking drug that makes my symptoms 10x worse.

Living in downtown Houston.

Try the birth control pill again, which causes severe digestive side effects.

Spend a month traveling through Europe with my best friend.

Learn how to track my cycle with a Creighton Model practitioner, who refers me to a NaProTechnology OB-GYN.

Officially diagnosed with PCOS and hypothyroidism (finally!), and given bioidentical progesterone to help balance hormones.

Scott and I tie the knot—such a beautiful day!

Complete Alissa Vitti’s FLO Living Course and commit to reversing my PCOS symptoms naturally with diet and lifestyle changes.

Start checking my blood sugar regularly with a glucometer.

Move to Dallas and begin planning for a family.

Consult a functional medicine doctor to prepare my body for conception. She recommends neurofeedback, a game-changer for my anxiety.

First positive pregnancy test after two months of confirming ovulation.

Graduate from the NTA’s Nutritional Therapy Practitioner certification program and start my own nutrition consulting business.

Get hired on as copywriter and social media manager for Women’s Health Coach Nicole Jardim (The Period Girl).

Jude is born in November.

Covid wrecks our world.

Find out we’re pregnant and end up miscarrying a month later.

Accept a job offer with Amanda Montalvo (Hormone Healing RD) as her Clinical Nutrition Assistant.

Dive into the world of minerals and pro-metabolic eating. Learn how to interpret HTMAs.

Take the Gastrointestinal Healing course with Restorative Wellness Solutions and begin offering GI MAPs to Amanda's clients.

Hesitantly get the Covid vaccine, something I now regret.

Ayla (our rainbow baby) is born in September ‘21.