09/21/2026
When I pivoted from financial coaching into functional nutrition I was terrified of what people would think, that I’d be seen as a failure. Even though I was terrified, the shift felt right in my body and so I did it anyways.
When I said yes to attending my first retreat in Aruba, I was initially excited. As the days got closer, that turned into massive amounts of fear. Everything in my mind was telling me not to go, it’s easier to stay home, we shouldn’t invest in ourselves in this way. But something in me told me this was going to change me in unimaginable ways, and so I went. It turned out to be one of the biggest catalysts for my healing.
When I shifted into nervous system and somatic work, I feared letting down everyone that I had helped as a functional nutritionist. But I had built enough of a relationship with my fears to know this was more in-line with my purpose and where my heart was calling, so I said goodbye to that much loved part of my work.
When I was thinking about going to this last retreat in Costa Rica, everything in me wanted to contract. I knew immediately that that contraction was a fear of the success and power I would find on the other side, and so I said yes.
All of this has led me to my most authentic, expressed and connected version of me yet. Time and time again, I’ve experienced the way leaning into my fears has changed me, my life and my business.
It’s so easy to villainize our fears, but when you learn to use them as a guide, you can recognize and have gratitude that they’re really just showing you the way into deeper connection and purpose.
