The Story Behind Reside Wellness.
How I started strength training and why I want every woman in my life to experience the fun of training and reaching their personal physique/wellness goals.
About Me
I graduated college in 2024 with a degree in Entrepreneurship and a dream of one day owning my own gym. I've been a Certified Personal Trainer since 2021, coaching in a wide variety of settings, from boutique gyms and strength training studios to corporate group fitness settings. I'm also an RYT-200 Yoga Instructor and am currently studying for the NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist Exam (CSCS).
My strength training journey began while I was in college, but I've always loved being active and tried just about every sport sport growing up. The heart and vision behind Reside Wellness comes from my own experience. For nearly five years, I trained intensely and never saw the exact results I wanted. I felt so tired of busting my a** in the gym, lifting heavy, training for Hyrox, a half-marathon, and a full marathon, but never really feeling like I was performing at my best. I still struggled with feeling fatigued constantly, anxious, and I just simply didn’t love my body*.
So I threw myself into reading research, listening to podcasts, and studying fitness training protocols. I wanted to understand why I wasn't seeing the results I was working so hard for. I've become really invested in studying women's physiology, nutrition, mindset, and how women can train efficiently and effectively.
One of my favorite female exercise physiologists and a leading expert in the health and wellness space for women’s training, Dr. Stacy Sims, has a saying I love: “Women are not small men." For a long time in my early twenties, from early college until within the last year, I trained like I thought I was supposed to train based on the research and popular protocols described in my own personal training certification process, podcasts, and social media, but the information floating around often does not take into account how quickly women can recover, how we train better fueled, how our hormones influence our performance throughout the month, etc*. You are not “a small man.” You are a woman. And a baddie at that. I am now in the best shape of my life, but what matters even more to me is how I feel. I show up differently in my relationships, in my friendships, in my business. Feeling good in your body and building an intentional, disciplined life in your health and wellness journey will bleed over into every area of your life and has the potential to truly transform your life.
I build all of my strength training programs and programs for my 1:1 clients around the evidence-based protocols I've studied, my experience working with clients, and my own personal journey. My goal is to help simplify confusion around strength-training, emphasize the importance of resistance and sprint training for women’s health, longevity, and body composition, and help more women have the chance to feel their absolute best in their bodies.
*To be transparent, I've been navigating some challenging health issues over the past few years which have also impacted my relationship with my body, my performance, and my daily life.
**Just to be clear, I am not suggesting that the scientific principles for muscle growth (hypertrophy) and muscle strength are different for women than men - they are not. My goal is to help women optimize their training, clear up confusion, and provide the information they need to train, fuel, and think at their best. Optimizing your training may also include a period of prioritizing fat loss to help you achieve specific physique goals which can only be achieved through body recomposition, not just the "ideal" training program.
Mission
To help women feel their absolute best in their bodies. When we train with discipline, we live in freedom.
1:1 Coaching Journey
If you are interested in working 1:1 with me as a coach, I offer completely virtual (or in-person) coaching options. Schedule your free-intro call and we will discuss your individual goals, health history, and my coaching offers.
If you are interested in purchasing one-time access to one of my pre-built, custom programs for women, explore the products page with descriptions of these programs.
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The Name
The word "Reside" means "to live, to dwell, to exist or be present, to make a home in a place." In a world that constantly pushes 75-day challenges, unsustainable lifestyle changes, and an ever-shifting narrative about the "ideal" body type; I want to help women choose to permanently reside in a state of peace with their body, working with their physiology to live an active life during every stage - the reproductive years, perimenopause, menopause, and post-menopause.
