As an only child living with a single mother who was struggling with mental illness and alcoholism, I quickly learned that the way to flourish in any environment was to help people with their emotions. I grew up, honing those skills and learned to excel in school.

Pursuing my love of education and satisfying my empathic heart, I decided to go to college to become a psychologist. In my second year I took a nutrition course, and in our textbooks there was one page dedicated to the topic of eating disorders. I was instantly fascinated and felt a deep calling to immerse myself in this work.

I told my professor, Mr. Harris and as the first male to speak confidence into me, he told me “you can do anything you want to do.” That day, I signed up to become a nutrition major and I’ve loved every day of my career path ever since.