Two big things happened in the last month. We moved our family to our new home in Lawrence Park, Toronto, and I passed my exam in becoming a certified functional nutrition counsellor.

Getting Otis and hugo set up in their new routines in lawrence park.

certification as functional nutrition counsellor

I am exhaling with satisfaction after a lot of hard work. The course was ten months long, and honestly thoroughly enjoyable. I absorbed so much new understanding about how the full body systems function, and figured out how to put puzzle pieces together and help people improve the terrain and roots of their health complaints.

I had gotten to the point in personal training where, since I always took a whole health approach, I’d be listening to clients’ symptoms and difficulties but unable to help in the way I would have liked. From cancer, to autoimmune disease, severe PMDD, fertilities issues, gut challenges, urinary difficulties, mental health challenges, the list goes on. I wanted to do more.

I now have the skills and education to help untangle some of these problems.

Functional Nutrition Counselling is now available. We begin with an extensive intake form, because everyone is unique and everything matters. Your whole health history. I then plug all of our information into a matrix so that everything is laid out in front of us, and we can start to connect dots, and build gentle solutions that will improve your whole health terrain. The process begins with a one hour meeting discussing you, your history and your experience. Once the matrix is complete, we will meet again for 30 minutes to discuss your first Action Plan. Within 3 months, we will book another follow up to discuss results from the first action plan, and apply another action plan if necessary. Many will feel big improvements from the first round.

This package of 3 sessions costs $499. Feel free to ask me anything.

On the personal front, we are nicely settled into a home with more space, a ton of light, and in the neighbourhood I never knew I needed. As a downtown and then East End dweller, Lawrence felt “too far” for me when we were house hunting from LA. But wow, what a beautiful and serene area we’ve landed in. The kids are settling in schools they love, we are surrounded by huge, fully leafed spring trees and all in all loving our new home scape.

the boys headed to their new schools in toronto

The fitness studio makes up our lower floor, with a walkout to the backyard and windows filling the space with light. I am equipped with a functional trainer (cable machine), a peloton treadmill, weights ranging 5lb-60lbs, a trap bar + bumper plates, a bosu, ball, jump ropes, agility ladder, a bench, etc.

It’s a little trainer’s paradise down there.

Happy, happy, happy.

Do I miss California sun in a week on nonstop rain? Well of course. Do I miss my food staples that I haven’t found replacements for in another country? YES. (Why can’t I find chicken sausages anywhere?!)

But these really do feel minor when contrasted with being surround by friends and family in a familiar place.

Much love, Toronto.