Life’ing Over 50 is a blueprint shaped by lived experience—grief, healing, decades of learning, and a deep desire to feel aligned in both body and mind.
This is my wheelhouse: the intersection of mindset, movement, nourishment, and recovery. It’s where the science meets the soul. Where routines become rituals. Where we start again—stronger, clearer, softer.
Growing up as a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) in Brooklyn, I experienced the world more intensely—easily overstimulated by the city’s fast pace and deeply attuned to subtleties others often missed. This sensitivity shaped my path and made me keenly aware of how environment, habits, and mindset affect well-being.
In my search for answers, I was often labeled with anxiety or ADHD—yet the typical approach of prescribing medication never felt quite right. Seeking a reset, I left NYC for the calmer beach vibe of San Diego, where I eventually earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in clinical psychophysiology, functional medicine, and biofeedback. Teaching these strategies became as healing for me as it was for others.
Dissonance
Even though I knew what I needed—especially as an HSP—I was constantly pulled between two worlds. I was drawn to mind-body practices, exercised regularly, and generally ate well. But I also got swept up in a global corporate career, ran on coffee, and socialized with wine to take the edge off.
I loved the energy of it all. The dinners, the events, the stimulation. But in hindsight, it was often a way to avoid the noise inside me. I kept telling myself I’d circle back to wellness when life slowed down—but it never did. And by 50, the cracks were harder to ignore.
Loss
When she passed, I didn’t just lose her—I lost the structure, the direction, and the identity I had built around being busy and needed. Without work or close friends nearby, I felt disconnected. Purpose blurred. Grief sat heavy. Wine became a comfort I leaned on more than I wanted to admit.
And with all that unstructured time, the emotions I’d long tucked away began to surface—quietly at first, then louder. Old wounds, unprocessed grief, years of pushing through without fully feeling—it was all there, just beneath the surface. I was unraveling and awakening at the same time.
It took me a while to realize that grief wasn’t just emotional — it hijacked my metabolism, sleep, gut health, and nervous system.
I took the long way home.
And somewhere along the way, I began to understand what it really means to rebuild from the inside out, and how profoundly the mind and body are connected.
Reset
When my lab work and blood pressure went off the charts, I knew I needed to break the cycle. I decided to ditch the wine for a while, and signed up for an 8-week body transformation challenge as a new focal point. I committed to structured workouts, meal prep, quality sleep, and returned to journaling. It wasn’t easy, but I won in the way that mattered most: I showed up for myself, and the results were amazing.
It was a reset in every sense.
Within days, I slept better, my reflux disappeared, and in time, my blood pressure normalized (now 115/75), and labs improved. I dropped weight, built strength & muscle, and felt clear again. Focused. Energized. Hopeful. It was less about discipline and more about devotion—to myself.
Life’ing
Life’ing Over 50 is my passion project—a place to unpack decades of tools, insights, education, and real-life experience learned the hard way. It’s not about chasing perfection or following someone else’s plan. It’s about finding your rhythm. Your strength. Your way back to yourself.
I’m back in the functional medicine space because I love learning and sharing what works—empowering women, especially those over 50, to redefine aging and reclaim their health through mindset shifts, strength training, proper nutrition, and science-based tools and strategies.
Life’ing Over 50 isn’t just a resource—it’s a space to grow stronger, together.
“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.”
—Ernest Hemingway
These lived lessons became the foundation of my approach.
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