At 23, I embarked on a solo trip of a lifetime to search for something beyond my Midwest upbringing. Crisscrossing the globe, I taught English in South Korea, trekked across the vast plains of Mongolia, studied yoga at ashrams in India, rebuilt permaculture farms in the Caribbean, learned about my ancestral roots in Greece, and WWOOFed my way through Indonesia, traveling to 35+ countries over three years completely on my own.

Being immersed in new cultures, languages, cuisines, and landscapes opened my eyes to how the quality of our soil, water, food, and air are extremely catalytic in our health and well-being. All that manifested into a deep concern (i.e., obsession) with doing my part in advocating for nature, land stewardship, our food, the soil from which it’s grown, and the hands of farmers who grow it.

In 2018, I finally settled in wellness-obsessed Los Angeles, California, where I became a certified yoga instructor via Yogaworks and, in 2021, a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP) via the Nutritional Therapy Association.

Today, I write for B Corp Certified supplement brand Gaia Herbs––a veracious thought leader in regenerative agriculture and holistic healing space(s). I also publish a weekly(ish) newsletter, Other Ingredients, to yank readers out of the wellness culture matrix and deliver nutritional truth while advocating for more regenerative, natural, and equitable food systems in the U.S. Additionally, I’ve written for top-tier wellness media outlets like Yoga Journal, Outside Magazine, and Well+Good,

I am best at breaking down science-based information in an easy-to-digest style for consumers, bringing credibility and visibility to all the brands and publications I contribute to.

When I’m not typing away at my desk over coffee and a deadline, you can find me at the yoga studio, camping somewhere in the Sierras, cooking up my farmer’s market finds, or re-reading Krakauer.

Experience // Certifications // Credentials

• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - IL Department of Public Health | 2013

• (BA) Journalism - University of Wisconsin | 2014

• 200hr RYT - YogaWorks | 2019

• Soil Advocate - Kiss The Ground | 2021

• Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP) - Nutritional Therapy Association | 2022