A C Q U A   F R E D D A

I landed on the Health Coaching path through my  journey with PCOS, thyroid issues and digestive distress. Throughout my twenties, I struggled with digestion and “unconventional” hormones, but doctors couldn’t pinpoint the root causes of these issues. I sought tons of alternative therapies but I wasn’t quite ready to do the emotional work behind healing my physical body. While pursuing my MA in London, my health issues spiraled out of control and I became obsessed with finding a solution outside of myself, even though what I really needed was compassion for myself and for the hard work my body was doing to try to maintain balance. I had spent my twenties ignoring my body’s messages and it had finally had enough. My body wanted to be heard.

I was eventually diagnosed with PCOS and a slew of vague digestive disorders. My hormone panel was out of whack and my thyroid was just barely trucking along. Because of my symptoms and my family history of autoimmunity, I decided to make some pretty drastic lifestyle changes. I jumped headfirst into holistic nutrition and I adopted a real foods approach to healing. After graduating a year later, I halted my academic career in favor of sharing my knowledge and experience of PCOS and holistic nutrition with the wider world of weird women and gender freaks.