After high school I took off hitchhiking around the US. I tried college and decided it wasn’t for me. I joined a sailboat headed around the world and sailed for several years to many places working as crew on yachts and cruising on boats of my own. 

I was married and divorced and moved back to the Keys in need of a transformation. It was then I discovered SUP.

My journey to greatness has been nothing short of a rollercoaster of triumphs and tragedies and one I am very much still on. 

Your typical “type A” personality, (the unbalanced, hyper-masculine qualities) very competitive, overachiever, workaholic and never satisfied. I was always determined to do it “my way.” This created a pattern of self-destructive behavior (in disguise as ambition) in order to prove myself. Under nourishing my body, getting fixated on results, endless anxiety over what people think of me, this list goes on, that led to a body, mind, and spirit under severe and chronic stress.

I suffered acute, chronic, and traumatic injuries and miscarriages. I healed and grew through them all with holistic physical and metaphysical healing and radical self responsibility for my health, something I believe this world needs more of. 

I am an extreme optimist and believe that Life provides us with exactly the experiences we need to become the person we are meant to be, that everything happens for a reason, and that our greatest challenges are our greatest opportunities for growth. 

I currently reside in Melbourne Beach with my husband, our son, and our dog.

I love the ocean, paddling, surfing, dancing, training, sunshine, warm weather, playing with my son, connecting with nature, with Life, with God, deep self-knowing, eating healthy food, nourishing my body, always evolving, and following my passion, joy, and bliss.

My biggest truth share: Gratitude is the Key.

with all my Stoke and Gratitude,