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Hi, I’m Katie! Nice to meet you!

Thanks for checking out my website.

I’ve been in the field of maternal/child health helping families for over 25 years. I spent the first 5 years of my nursing career bringing newborns into the world and it was AMAZING to witness so many miracles! I moved on from deliveries to primary care pediatrics due to my own health journey. It was so rewarding to watch the children I helped bring into the world grow and thrive. After a decade in primary care, I knew graduate school was the next step. I earned a Master’s of Nursing in Child Health from SUNY @ Stony Brook, and quickly combined it with a fellowship in Child and Adolescent Mental Health from Arizona State University. I am currently a member of the Medical Academy of Pediatric Special Needs.

Over the past decade, my journey has since taken me on a more holistic path of wellness, learning and practicing more holistic health care options. I believe that the body is divinely created, and we have the amazing ability to maintain our health with holistic practices. 

I believe we have gotten away from the safer, more natural and holistic way to care for ourselves and our families. I believe that wellness encompasses all kinds of therapies, some traditional, some nutritional, some alternative. Although, I have my own opinions on what’s alternative vs. traditional.

One of the MOST IMPORTANT things in my world is being a Mom. 

My son is one of the smartest, most creative, guitar playing guys I know, he is also the biggest challenge God has ever presented to me. We learned years of assumed ADHD was really undiagnosed congenital Lyme Disease, mold toxicity, and vaccine toxins. Helping Josh navigate his health issues, taught me that there is so much more to learn than we are taught in school.

My girl is comical & creative, and definitely beats to her own drum. She loves drawing, writing, horses, her cat, Jules, being outside under a tree reading, and tinkering with just about anything she can figure out. I do have to admit, my girl’s creativity, humility and compassion melt my heart. She helps keep my crazy sane.

After 25 years in maternal/child/family health, I knew I needed to share more, and that’s how this blog started. I was hoping to answer the everyday questions that all parents ask…  Why doesn’t my child go to sleep at night?  What can I do if my child is constipated? Is It Really ADHD?  And, Who doesn’t need to be a Mean Mom sometimes… but it’s ok, the rest of us meanies are right here with ya!

I’ve learned how to change my family’s health outcomes and feel better through holistic nutrition. I’ve controlled chronic health issues like irritable bowel symptoms, asthma, migraines, insomnia, chronic pain, etc., and I have more energy than I ever thought possible for someone with a Chronic Fatigue condition!

I share info about practicing wellness as a family through nutrition and good lifestyle habits. After taking my first holistic nutrition class, I was hooked and and over the years have learned more about nutrition, gut health, immune health, and how it all connects to our overall health and wellness.

I believe that nutrition is the key to wellness. The impact that food has played in my life has been profound and fuels why I feel so passionately about sharing nutritional health with others. Learning how food choices have impacted my children has blown my mind and hurts my heart.

Learning how the world around us impacts our health and wellness makes the journey well and happy, or sick and sad… we all get a choice.

I learn and grow everyday from this wonderful journey called life. I am trying to take the time to appreciate and acknowledge the wonderful gift of my family and the beauty of this amazing world. I know my children teach me as much as I teach them, but only if I take the time to listen. I’m still learning to be a better listener. Aren’t we all?

Knowledge is Power… putting that knowledge into action is lifesaving.