When I first became a personal trainer in 2016, I noticed a disconnect between mental health and physical health on that big-box gym floor. The focus was so physical and there was little discussion on how to sustainably address and change behaviours and habits to support overall wellbeing; mental health included.

I started addressing this gap by working with clients that struggled with their mental health. As someone who had struggled with disordered eating and had just recovered from a stretch of anxiety and panic myself, I could relate to their experiences of disconnection from their bodies and the challenge of nourishing and fuelling the body without criticism and fear.

As I noticed the improvement in mood, outlook and physical connection my clients experienced through our sessions, it was clear that I wasn’t alone in how movement and deep connection can heal.

So I created Conscious Fitness - Holistic Wellness to change the narrative around fitness. Throughout my four year communications degree and now into my psychology degree, I have taken every opportunity to research and explore how to support both our bodies and minds, create lasting habit/behaviour change and strengthen interpersonal relationships. Community, connection, movement and nutrition: this is what empirical evidence shows to be the foundations of wellness and happiness. And that is what Conscious Fitness - Holistic Wellness is all about.

I offer you a space to move for life—and to feel good in a way that works for you by meeting you where you are at while using evidence-based approaches to strengthening your physical body and your mental wellness.

My clients have seen incredible transformations through my mental health forward approach to coaching. I will help you build confidence by holding space for who you are and where you are in your journey, while uncovering what is holding you back (mentally/physically). Based on your goals and needs, together we move forward with a comprehensive, sustainable plan. Within that plan, we discuss and build out nutrition, movement and self-care best practices tailored to you that will allow you to navigate the wellness space (and your life) with ease.

I have worked with clients of all ages (ages 8 through 75!), genders and abilities. I have led group classes as large as 50+ people both in person and on Zoom and have worked with couples and small groups. In addition to my work within the gym, I have led classes and workshops with a variety of organizations, including leading gentle movement and meditation group classes at the HOpe Centre with the Canadian Mental Health Association, virtual wellness bootcamps with the Vancouver School Board teachers and mental health workshops and movement programs at Capilano University. I have also educated large audiences on the benefits of exercise for mental health with my social enterprise turned podcast, The Connection Project BC - now known as Table for Three: You, Me and Anxiety - the Podcast.

When I’m not cheering you on in the gym, you can find me at home with my partner and two cats doing coursework in psychology, on a local trail by bike or foot, or coffee in hand somewhere down Lower Lonsdale.

I love our community, and I think you will too.