Credentials

I attended Central College in Pella, Iowa where I obtained a Biology degree with a Chemistry minor.  I applied to the Peace Corp and one medical school-the University of Iowa School of Medicine.  I was excited and a little surprised to be accepted into med school at the U of Iowa, graduating in 1993.  Next was residency in Family Medicine at the Genesis Family Medicine Residency in Davenport, Iowa.  My first rotation in residency was in OB, and I loved serving moms and babies in this most important life transition.  

Since then, I have cared for thousands of women in the clinic or hospital setting.  In the last few years, I have made the change to health coaching, so that I am able to spend more time with women helping them to achieve hormone balance so that they can get the best health outcomes possible.  

Beliefs

I spent nearly 25 years doing family medicine, concentrating on women's  and OB.  After being in traditional medicine for about a decade, I discovered functional medicine.  I believe that the human body has an amazing God-given capacity for healing if it has everything it needs-such as clean air, water, nourishing food, physical movement and activity, loving relationships, spiritual health, and of course, balanced hormones.  

Education

I am passionate about educating women and young adults on their hormones and other health related topics. I believe birth control is not always the best option to regulate a young females hormones. My main cliental are women who are in perimenopause and menopause. I offer hormone testing as well as consultation to get you on the correct path to taking your life back.  

Career highlights

Delivered around 1500 babies.
Educational rotations in Kenya in medical school & residency.
Medical mission trips in Sierra Leone and Liberia, West Africa, Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Ecuador. 
I met and adopted my daughter, Anna, from Sierra Leone on a medical mission trip.