After many years of spiritual wandering and working peripherally in the health and fitness community, I went all-in in 2015 and started working as a personal trainer while completing my first college degree. Thanks to a myriad of support and mentorship, I was able to learn and grow in the industry, and when I finished my bachelor's degree at the "old age" of 31, I was qualified enough to be accepted into the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at University of Oklahoma and the rest is history! I am so grateful for my nontraditional career path and experience as a working mom and student; life has taught me that we are not born onto a level playing field and I absolutely would not be where I am today if I hadn't been born into a wonderful family and had such a supportive community.