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Stop playing small.

I want you to know what it feels like to step fully into your power.

If I gave it some honest thought, I’d say my gravitation toward health and nutrition began long before any classroom or clinic. It began in my own life, which rooted in a childhood that taught me the weight of feeling powerless. Growing up in a challenging home environment, I often felt powerless. And while others’ experiences may not mirror mine, I’ve come to realize that health is one of the most common areas where people feel that same lack of control. I know what that feels like, and it's what drives my desire to help others reclaim their agency through healing.
 
As a child, I was energetic and active, but when I moved to the United States, everything changed. A more sedentary lifestyle and unfamiliar eating habits led to rapid weight gain. I felt out of control and in an effort to fix it, I swung to extremes: restrictive dieting, obsessive exercise, and eventually, anorexia. Those years were incredibly difficult, but they sparked something in me: a curiosity about food, health, and the profound ways they shape how we feel, think, and function.
 
That curiosity became a calling. I enrolled as a dietetics major in college, determined to understand how nutrition could be a tool for healing, not punishment. What began as a personal quest became the foundation of my professional life.
 
After graduation, I became the Director of Child Nutrition Services for a few local school districts. What I saw was disheartening: ketchup counted as a vegetable, and children in some of their most formative years were being served hyper-processed, nutrient-deficient meals. It felt like a betrayal of their potential, and I ultimately left because I couldn’t stand by a system that was setting our kids up for long-term health challenges.
 
So I took a role at a medically supervised weight-loss clinic, hoping to make a bigger impact. But again, I saw the same flawed approach: quick fixes, surface-level solutions, and a disconnect from the deeper work required for true healing. Many of the clients reminded me of my younger self: trapped in cycles of restriction, shame, and confusion. It became painfully clear: we cannot heal what we don’t take the time to understand.
 
That realization led me back to school to pursue graduate studies and licensure in functional nutrition and functional medicine. I immersed myself in learning the intricate, often-overlooked connections between the body, mind, and lifestyle. My goal was clear: to create a practice that looks beyond symptoms to uncover root causes, a space that prioritizes compassion, context, and sustainable change.
 
Today, my work is deeply personal. I partner with individuals who are ready to reclaim their health and live more freely in their bodies. Together, we peel back the layers, the symptoms, the stories, the patterns, and craft a path to lasting wellness. My approach is rooted in balance and the belief that our bodies are not broken. Rather, they’re responsive, resilient, and capable of incredible healing when given the right support.
 
To me, health is about more than just feeling good. It’s about freedom. The freedom to live, create, connect, and fully step into who you’re meant to be, without illness or imbalance holding you back.
 
This is why I do what I do.

My Credentials:

  • Certified Nutrition Specialist® professional
  • Master’s in Clinical Nutrition from the University of Bridgeport, Connecticut (summa cum laude)
  • Bachelor’s in Dietetics from San Francisco State University
  • Certified Personal Trainer, NASM

Fun Facts!

  • A bit more about myself on a personal level…
  • I live just outside of San Francisco with my husband, Chris and 3 Boston Terriers, Loki, Bean & Billy.
  • I was born in Taiwan and raised in the Philippines and I did not step foot in America until I was 18 years old – college is what brought me across the Pacific Ocean.
  • I was raised speaking two languages, English & Mandarin but I am illiterate in the latter.
  • I am absolutely obsessed with plants and have a total of 33 (yes, 33!) and they bring me great joy. This was a hobby that I picked up through quarantine and it’s clearly going strong!
  • I am an avid weightlifter and my love for resistance training came from competing in 3 physique competitions (I retired by competition bikini 7 years ago).