I'm a wellness coach, migraine researcher, cranio-sacral therapist, writer, Mother, citizen scientist, and thought leader in holistic migraine relief.
My chronic migraines reared their head after a traumatic c-section operation. After 2 years of experimentation, I was able to get rid of my migraine symptoms completely - but when I stopped my intensive routine, my migraines came right back. So I set out on a quest to discover the root cause of migraine, eventually discovering Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA). By balancing my minerals, I was finally able to graduate from the School of Chronic Migraine.
I now helps others worldwide to resolve their migraines through mineral balancing and especially copper/zinc balance, which is at the core of my approach to a migraine-free life.
I am a fierce critic of the way that hormonal birth control methods and pharmaceutical medications are worsening women's overall health and contributing to the epidemic of chronic migraine. I am a proponent of natural and holistic approaches to migraine that address the underlying emotional, cultural, and spiritual aspects of chronic migraine.
I studied bodywork at East West College of the Healing Arts in Portland, Oregon, then went on to specialize in biodynamic craniosacral therapy through a 2.5 year training with the International School of Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy (mentoring with Michael Shea, PhD). I studied Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis with Rick Malter, PhD, of the Malter Institute.
After years of coaching women with migraines caused by hormonal imbalances, I decided to take coursework with midwife Sarah Bly - expanding my knowledge base in body literacy, fertility awareness and women's hormonal health.
Previous to my work in the healing arts, I did publicity in the environmental nonprofit sector, working to keep mining corporations accountable, aquifers clean, and rivers free-flowing in my home state of New Mexico.
I live on the Washington side of the beautiful Columbia River Gorge with my husband and two sons.
