Grab Your Copy of My New Book, Passports and Parasites!   After a crazy busy year of planning, writing, editing, proofreading, and publishing my first memoir, Passports and Parasites: An Extraordinary Journey of Adventure, Resilience, and Healing, I’m so excited to announce that my new book is officially available for purchase on Amazon, and Goodreads! The book highlights the past 15 years of my life as an expat, including the highs and lows of Foreign ...

Between writing and publishing my first book, studying at the School of Applied Functional Medicine (SAFM), leaving Curacao, and moving back to the U.S. after years of living overseas, this year has been a whirlwind! I need some serious self-care this holiday season — and considering the holidays are one of the most stressful times of the year — I’m betting you and your loved ones do, too.  To help you give and receive the ...

Part Three in Our Hormones & Chronic Illness Series   Millions of people around the world have been infected with COVID-19 in the nearly four years since the virus hit — and so many of us (my family included) have tragically lost parents, children, siblings, friends, and other loved ones as a result of coronavirus complications. Even some of the people who seemed to make a full recovery went on to experience one or more ...

Part Two in Our Hormones & Chronic Illness Series   The first post within our Hormones & Chronic Illness Series explored the link between hormonal imbalances and complex chronic conditions such as autoimmune diseases, environmentally acquired illnesses, thyroid disorders, insulin resistance, and many others. We discussed how hormone imbalances are commonly a cause or consequence of complex chronic illness, and how changes in the menstrual cycle may occur when our hormones are out of balance ...

Part One in the Hormones & Chronic Illness Series   Complex chronic illness impacts just about every part of our lives, from our relationships and careers to our physical, mental, and emotional well-being. This is because many chronic illnesses impact our hormones — the chemical messengers in our bodies that play a huge role in mood, weight, menstrual cycle, fertility, temperature, blood sugar, and other bodily processes.  Some examples of the different hormones in our ...

For those of us battling complex chronic illnesses such as autoimmune thyroid disease, mold toxicity, long COVID, or Lyme disease and other tick-borne infections, there’s a good chance that the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) could be one important piece of the puzzle (because frustratingly, there are usually lots of pieces that come into play). EBV can be a trigger for many complex chronic conditions — including Lyme, mold, and Hashimoto’s — exacerbating our symptoms and preventing ...