“Every book I write begins with a question: What does it mean to be nourished—in our homes, in our bodies, and in our lives?”
Food and weight often dominate a family’s energy, creating stress and cycles of dieting, bingeing, and shame. Within offers a compassionate and practical roadmap for breaking free—helping families build healthier, happier relationships with food and body image.
Drawing from my years of experience as a registered dietitian, Within guides parents in:
Understanding emotional eating and yo-yo dieting
Teaching kids body confidence and food neutrality
Creating a positive food culture at home
Whether you’re a parent, partner, or simply ready to heal your own relationship with food, Within will help you find peace and pass down a healthier legacy.
Within: Making Peace with Food and Body Image to Create a Happy, Healthy Home
Published 2018 — Available on Amazon
What if you lived an entire year not just for yourself, but in honor of someone who can’t?
46 is a transformational memoir that begins with the loss of my best friend to breast cancer at age 46—just as I approach that same age myself. Overwhelmed by grief, uncertainty, and a quiet fear of time slipping away, I decide to dedicate my 46th year to living out the values she held most dear: courage, presence, nourishment, connection, and love.
Structured around twelve monthly themes—each drawn from something she believed in or embodied—this book chronicles a year of intentional living, personal rediscovery, and honoring the legacy of a life cut short. Through everyday rituals, bold challenges, quiet meals, garden beds, and community service, 46 offers a deeply personal but universally resonant roadmap for embracing life in the face of loss.
This book is a love letter to friendship, to midlife, and to the idea that even when someone is gone, they can still help you become who you were meant to be.
46: A Year of Living for Both of Us
In Progress