What is the biggest adversity
you have had to overcome and how did it impact you?
Dealing with Colon Cancer and divorce in the same
year as having my beautiful new home foreclosed upon.
I was devastated emotionally and had to dig really
deep and decide if I was going to throw in the towel
or fight the biggest battle of my life. When you find
yourself with a husband who had a substance abuse
problem, who was living a life of lies and deception,
have two children who are clueless, you have to step
up to life’s reality and decide which path to
walk down. Decisions I made for myself and my children
were not the most popular among friends and family
but once I made that commitment, I just listened to
my heart and found a heap of strength I never knew
I had.I realized that without complete honesty to
myself, I would be no value to anyone. I seized the
unpopular belief system I had regarding to my health
issues, and found those with similar beliefs to help
guide me back to health.
What accomplishments are you most proud of?
Being a great mom even though I made many mistakes
I would redo if I had the opportunity. Starting my
own restaurant Culinaria Gourmet Café when
I had no experience in that field and making it successful
and winning awards including a Wine Spectator Award.
Becoming a National Sales manager for an environmental
company that did over 5 million dollars.
Creating NuTrend Design a silk screen design company
that sold to stores across the United States and Fire
Rock Design that sold to many National Catalogues
home accessory items.
Now I am so excited to come back to my cooking roots
and be a member of the United States Personal Chef
Association, and finally enrolling in Clayton College
of Natural Health to receive my Batchelors degree
in Holistic Nutrition so I can help people with their
health issues
What are you most passionate about?
Health and wellness. I have seen so many dark roads
losing my mother to Cancer at age 65, my brother’s
death at age 47 from ALS( Lou Gerigs Disease) and
my father dying from lung cancer. It is my passion
to educate people on conscious eating and how it relates
to your health. Also never giving up and believing
in yourself that you can change situations with lots
of hard work and surrounding yourself with positive
people.
Personal
Chef
