Thank you for coming to this page to learn more about me and my website! I was diagnosed with celiac disease in 2014 and have been living blissfully gluten free ever since.
After hearing my diagnosis, my first thought was, “I am going to starve!” since gluten seemed to be in everything I loved! I lost some weight because I was too afraid to eat much since I didn’t know what foods contained gluten and which ones didn’t, and I didn’t want to continue to feel sick. It was hard living a gluten-free life at first.
Through reading and learning, finding gluten-free foods became easier. As I learned about how to find “gluten free” foods and where gluten sometimes lurked, I began to have less anxiety about getting exposed to gluten and also began to feel so much better. Since I had nausea and a stomach ache most days before my diagnosis, I began to realize what it was like to feel well again once I was on strict gluten-free diet.
While educating myself, I also started to bake gluten foods such as cookies and muffins. Many of them turned out terrible and but some were successful. But my gluten-free baking improved thus allowing me to have some pretty tasty food. Although gluten-free foods may taste different than gluten foods, they can be just as yummy!
Through my research and experiences, I have learned so much. Although it was very challenging for me at first, I now live a happy and healthy gluten-free life and have prepared many delicious gluten-free meals and baked goods. I have found so many great gluten-free recipes. My hope is to provide some guidance and information to individuals and families to blissfully live a healthy and happy gluten-free life.
I am now an Integrative Health Coach and also a Certified Gluten Free Practitioner. I am a celiac/gluten free health coach for families and individuals who struggle with protecting themselves from getting exposed to gluten. I have solutions that help people easily live and eat gluten free at home and with friends or family in order to have a higher confidence in food choices, improvement in health, and a blissfully gluten-free life!
I live in the beautiful state of Vermont with my husband, and I have two kids.