I remember my. grade 7 teacher asking our class what we thought the meaning of life was. While there was a huge range of answers. At the end of the discussion, Mr. Murphy offered up his meaning: "to take care of others." Reflecting back, I feel like that resonated deeply with me and has guided me on this path as a physician and teacher. 

I took a round about way to becoming a physician by starting in the field of environmental studies and education, then becoming a yoga teacher, a doula, and a retreat facilitator, to completing the pre-requisite schooling to be accepted into the medical training program to become a naturopathic doctor. While my 12 years of post-secondary education took me on quite a journey, I feel like its giving me a wide foundation to base a healthcare practice from. 

In 2016, I founded Local Health Integrative Clinic in East Vancouver and have grown that practice from a small, 3 room clinic on Commercial Drive, to the current thriving practice in our Clark Drive space that hosts a full-size yoga studio, 14 treatment rooms, and a team of 50 healthcare practitioners, yoga teachers, and admin team. 

In 2023, I co-facilitated a yoga teacher training in Powell River, BC and quickly fell in love with the area and the community. A year later, my family and I moved to the qathet region, where I now feel honoured to live full-time and have a small solo practice within Townsite Allied Health. I continue to run Local Health remotely, see my Vancouver (and BC-wide) patients by telemedicine, and return to Vancouver every 4-6 weeks to see patients in person. 

After going through my own journey with infertility, I have developed a focus in women's health support - particularly around fertility and pregnancy, as well as the perimenopausal journey. 

Along with being a naturopathic doctor, I am also a public speaker, a published author, a wife, and a mama to a vibrant kiddo, a huge fluffy dog, and two funny cats.