The Journey to Floreo
With a radiologist father and a nurse anesthetist mother, a desire to help others heal is in my DNA. But growing up hearing stories about scans and surgeries made me squeamish, and it became clear that path wasn’t mine.
What did resonate was helping others in a more personal, everyday way. For many years, I have volunteered with organizations like Big Brothers Big Sisters, Friends for Life, and Girls on the Run.
Health and wellness were also quietly woven into my upbringing—through home-cooked meals, time spent outside, and growing fruits and vegetables in my mom’s garden.
After graduating from Wake Forest University in 2012 with a degree in Economics, I built a successful career in sales and fundraising, eventually rising to Chief Development Officer at a prominent legal organization in Washington, DC.
From the outside, my life appeared vibrant and healthy. I had a successful career, was an avid runner, ate well, and laughed often.
Over time, a series of health challenges began to emerge. I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), a condition often treated as something to manage rather than cure. After several swelling episodes and many doctors’ appointments, I was also diagnosed with Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS), another complex condition typically managed rather than resolved within conventional medicine.
I wasn’t willing to accept that outcome, so I began looking more deeply for answers. I became curious and determined to understand what was actually going on beneath the surface. The more I explored, the more I began to question what I had been taught about health.
If I was doing everything “right” and still ended up here, what if the issue wasn’t me, but a misunderstanding of how health works?
That shift changed everything. Through years of study and experimentation, I began adjusting the conditions my body was responding to—my environment, nutrition, movement, stress patterns, and daily rhythms. As those conditions changed, so did my health. The issues I was told were lifelong resolved. But what followed went far beyond that: I experienced a level of energy, clarity, strength, and resilience I hadn’t known before.
Looking back, I could have saved years of frustration and thousands of dollars if I had someone guiding me who could help me understand what my body was communicating and how the pieces fit together.
That realization led to Floreo. I made an unexpected career pivot—from working for one of the most polarizing political figures in Washington, DC to helping others heal and become the healthiest versions of themselves.
Today, I help people understand their bodies and align the conditions that allow them to flourish. My work is shaped by both my own experience and formal training as a certified holistic health coach through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, along with certification as a yoga instructor.
I’d love to support you on your health journey!
About Floreo
The name Floreo comes from a Latin verb meaning “I bloom,” “I blossom,” “I flourish,” and “I prosper.” It reflects the philosophy behind my approach to health in two ways.
First, just as a flower blooms when the conditions are right—proper soil, sunlight, water, and environment—the human body has an extraordinary capacity to flourish when the conditions that support health are present.
Second, Latin is an ancient language no longer spoken today. And yet, it forms the foundation of many modern languages. In much the same way, many foundational principles of health are not new, but rooted in enduring, time-tested ways of understanding the body.
Today, people have access to more health information than ever before. They read labels, track macros, listen to wellness podcasts, and try countless supplements and protocols.
And yet many still don’t feel healthy!
Despite doing many of the “right” things, they experience persistent issues—low energy, digestive problems, hormonal imbalances, skin concerns, disrupted sleep, or metabolic dysfunction.
The issue is rarely a lack of effort or knowledge. More often, it is a lack of clarity around what is actually shaping how the body is functioning.
Health is deeply interconnected. The body is constantly responding to the conditions it lives in—internally, externally, and behaviorally.
Internally—patterns of thought, emotional responses, stress physiology, and hormonal signaling.
Externally—the environments you live in, your exposure to light and toxins, and the quality of your relationships.
Behaviorally—how you eat, move, sleep, and structure your daily rhythms.
These conditions are constantly interacting, shaping how we feel physically, mentally, and emotionally. When they are aligned, the body has an extraordinary capacity to heal and flourish.
Floreo exists to bring clarity to this complexity.
Through personalized coaching, consulting, and strategy, I help clients understand their health more clearly and align the conditions that shape it.
This work is not about following a rigid plan or chasing isolated symptoms. It is about developing a clearer understanding of and relationship with your body so that your choices become more informed, more intentional, and more effective.
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