“If you want to go quickly go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”

— African Proverb

Early in my journey to better health, I thought I could achieve all my goals on my own.

Ha! I was wrong. Dead wrong.

Who knows, maybe I had lofty goals, but there’s no arguing that change can be hard. Not every day will go as planned. And most days didn’t for me.

In the beginning, my new habits took two steps forward and one step back. I was busy, stressed, and making a lot of time consuming mistakes trying to blaze my own trail. I was spending what seemed like every waking moment doing detective work on every ingredient in my pantry and investigating the products on store shelves. To make matters worse, I was wasting my precious time reading yet another book that wasn’t speaking to my specific needs - just spinning me in another misleading direction.

While seeking this lifestyle change was totally exhilarating, it was also totally isolating. Little did I know, deep inside I was searching for someone I could count on to help me with the trickier parts of the puzzle.

One of my biggest takeaways from that experience was that we don't have to do this 'healthy living thing' alone, and we shouldn’t have to.

And it was this very notion that enticed me to set out on coaching others through these very same obstacles I had encountered. Nutrition Simplified started as daydream fueled by a purpose-driven mission to create community around the values of mindful living... a wellness platform rooted in fun, but full of underlying ideals... a journey people could take part in and leave feeling better than when they came. I’ve now enjoyed helping thousands of women (and men!) reclaim their health and rock the precious lives they were given.

If you are hitting sticky points, spinning in circles, or just plain lonely on your journey, know that you don't have to do this by trial and error, or all alone. I believe to succeed we need a powerhouse of people who have our back. I believe community is key. I believe friend power, not willpower, is the key to success.

That's why I created this NS community, where everyone can come as they are. We are committed to becoming better, helping each other take the next step, and living a healthy life. We are a tribe of people who make change easier; a community filled with the type of people who make your life “click.” Because change becomes automatic when you have the right support systems in place.

Know this: this community is here for you. Even if you’re a lone soldier, you’ve got a whole army behind you here. You’re on this journey for yourself, but not by yourself. Keep the good vibes rolling by joining our tribe in the NS Facebook community. And if you want to connect on a deeper level with me and my wellness tribe, I invite you to join me and hundreds of other wellness warriors who have committed to up-leveling their health with a non-diet, whole food approach.