Hi! I’m Sam

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I created Family Healer in the winter of 2017 after the birth of my daughter and a deep desire to raise her with the habits of daily living that have healed me. I had a lifetime of allergies, asthma, auto-immune dysfunction since early childhood.

I was frequently on steroids and antibiotics during childhood to control my symptoms. I was unaware of how much my diet and lifestyle was already effecting my health. I was in and out of the emergency room and doctors clinics regularly. This lead me to an interest in medicine and I became an RN in 2001 focusing my career in pediatrics and kidney dialysis. In 2009 my health began to get worse despite seeing specialists and taking a myriad of medications to treat my symptoms. In 2011 I was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer. I knew something had to change in how I was participating in my life and health.

Through the challenging years of living with chronic disease my frustration grew as a patient. None of my providers seemed to be looking at the whole picture or me as a human. Instead, I was another "interesting case" for students to step in and see how complicated a case could be. I began to look everywhere for answers.

I intuitively felt I needed to take more of a leadership role in what was going to heal me. Gradually I stopped outsourcing my wellness to others and started listening more deeply to my needs and the stories I was telling myself about my health.  My healing journey began with turning to a naturopath 2011 after my cancer diagnosis.

In 2013 I began to pursue my education in Ayurvedic studies . During this time I learned that the answers to my wellness were deep inside of me. As I worked and studied Ayur (self) Veda (knowledge) I began to see how disconnected from self and nature I had become. This lead to inflammation in my body and a stress filled orientation to life.  

I'm proud to say that since focusing on my wellness and becoming my own healer I am cancer, asthma, and auto-immune dysfunction free! I'm confident that no matter what state of health you are in now I can help you to start listening deeply and living in better balance with you. I promise that if you are willing to make a commitment to your wellness you can become your own healer too!