When I was asked to tell my story a while back, I shuffled my feet and hesitated and I wasn’t sure why. Why was this extremely hard for me to do, especially when I’ve got so much to say and share? Where was I to begin? Which phase of my life should I share? All of it is a contributing factor of where I am today , of who I am today , and it became a very emotional journey to put on paper. Should I tell the story of single unwed 20 year old mom? Or a girl whose passion of nutrition started at an early age? Or a divorced women growing back wings that were clipped for most of her adult life and learning how to fly again? So, I begin and choose to share the latter .. the REBIRTH OF ME! The building of my business, The Barn. The lotus growing from the mud. The woman who said by age of 50 that no one or nothing was going to stop her, stop her from fulfilling something deep in her soul, a yearning to help, to heal , to save, to love. Leaving a 25 year marriage for absolutely no reason except a feeling of finding my need to fulfill my own purpose... my life purpose. I packed my bags and left South Florida, my home of 30 years and left all behind. And so it started... 8 Lincoln. One person, followed by 2 and then 3 and 4 and 5 and....... well…. I’m now over 12,000 people strong at The Barn Nutrition and Fitness!! Teaching nutrition in a barn, a barn that was as shattered and torn as I was when it all started. Determined to make people better, to make ME better! To change a community, to better oneself in believing in themselves once again. Teaching how food can be as nourishing or destroying depending on the choices you make. Weight loss in its own right is such an emotional journey to many and I’m glad I can walk it with my people. Sharing my knowledge of learning nutrition in the most unconventional ways other than sitting in a classroom reading out of a book. I’m glad I came back to the place I couldn’t wait to run away from. I’m happy to be home! My story isn’t finished yet.... there is so much more to complete in my life.. but it’s happening and I’m super excited to see how it unfolds!