From Infertility to Empowerment 

A 7-Year Journey Back to My Body

There was a time in my life when I didn’t recognize the woman in the mirror.

I was exhausted, bloated, emotionally drained, and holding the quiet heartbreak of another negative pregnancy test. For two years, my husband and I had been trying to conceive—with no answers and no success. Month after month, I felt more disconnected from myself, more confused by my symptoms, and more uncertain about what was happening in my body.

Doctors offered the familiar response: “unexplained infertility.” But something deep in my bones said—no, there’s a reason. You just haven’t found it yet.

What I didn’t know was that the house we had been living in was filled with toxic mold, and it was silently wrecking my health. My anxiety, depression, brain fog, irregular cycles, weight gain, and constant fatigue weren’t random—they were symptoms of a body overwhelmed and inflamed.

Still, even through the fog, I was searching for something deeper. I sought out a functional medicine doctor and finally had a DUTCH hormone panel done. The results revealed an extreme hormonal imbalance—and for the first time, I had real answers. Around that same time, I was enrolled in formal herbal studies at The Florida School of Holistic Living, and I had a realization that changed everything:

I didn’t truly understand my own body. I had never been taught how my cycle worked, how my hormones flowed, or how to support my fertility holistically.

That realization lit a fire in me—and I chose to dedicate my herbal studies to women’s health and the endocrine system.

But my story with the plants didn’t begin there.

Back in 2005, herbalism found me through my first teacher and now Spirit Momma, Andrea Hinda. I spent a decade studying with her on sacred land in the Blue Ridge Mountains—learning to wild harvest, prepare remedies, make extractions, and live in rhythm with the Earth. That land raised me in many ways. I didn’t know it then, but those years of grounding and tending were preparing me for the deepest healing work of my life.

Eventually, I began formulating my own herbal blends—Better Than Sleep, Hormone Helper, and Moon Time were among the first. I was learning to listen to my body, and to let the plants teach me how to come home to myself.

Still, despite everything I was doing—nothing truly shifted until one pivotal moment:

In 2020, my husband Cesar and I bought our farm in the Ocala National Forest.

We did it to gain control over our food supply, raise animals, grow herbs, and live closer to the land—but the truth is, that decision changed my life in more ways than I could have imagined.

The moment we moved out of the moldy house and onto the farm, things began to shift.
One of the first signs was subtle: my body odor changed.
I started a mold detox, and it was like my body finally had room to breathe. Over the next four years, my gut began to heal. My mood became more stable. My cycles started regulating. The extra weight started to drop away.

But even while I was healing, I still wasn’t pregnant.
Month after month passed—and with every birthday, I felt the pressure build. I was getting older. Friends and family were having babies. I was doing everything “right,” and yet… nothing.

And still, beneath the sadness, I felt this quiet but unshakable knowing:

I was meant to go through this.
Not just to heal myself—but to walk this path so I could guide others through it, too.

Eventually, I gave myself a threshold:
“If I haven’t conceived naturally by 40, I’ll consider IVF.”
That gave me a little over a year.

So I dove back into research and found a new 4-month preconception protocol. This time, my husband and I did it together. We were all in.

And then—three weeks in—I got a positive test.
After seven long years of trying, I was finally pregnant.

On May 20th, I turned 40.
And just two weeks later, on June 4th, I gave birth to my beautiful, sacred, long-awaited baby girl.

She came in perfect time.

It’s with this, that I am incredibly excited to announce that I now offer 1:1 Fertility & Preconception Coaching for women walking this path. I bring everything I’ve learned—through spirit, science, the earth, and my own lived experience—into sacred, supportive spaces designed to help women reclaim their health, their power, and most importantly their fertility.

Because here’s what I know now:

You are not broken.
You are not alone.
And you are more powerful than you’ve been taught.

You deserve to understand your body.
You deserve to be supported with wisdom and care.
And you deserve to feel hope again.

If you’re ready to begin your journey back to your body—whether you’ve been trying for years or are just beginning to prepare—I would be honored to walk beside you.

→ Click here to learn more about Fertility & Preconception Coaching.