After my mother’s cancer diagnosis, I began asking a question that would reshape the course of my life:

Why do we spend so much time addressing what we can see without investigating what may be happening beneath the surface?

That question felt familiar because, in many ways, it required the same skill set I had used throughout my media career.

My first degree was a Bachelor of Science in Journalism, followed by nearly two decades in television syndication, media research, and analysis. As a Senior Media Research Analyst at Warner Bros. Pictures, I analyzed data, identified patterns, questioned assumptions, and examined how information becomes a story that resonates with audiences. I was part of the team supporting major syndication strategies for hit shows, including FRIENDS, and other popular television programs.

That work trained me to look beneath the obvious storyline.

I learned to examine evidence, identify patterns others might overlook, and ask better questions. When I turned that same investigative lens toward health, I began to see how often symptoms are treated superficially while deeper contributing factors remain unexplored.

That is what drew me to functional medicine and nutrition. At its best, it’s detective work. 

Then my own body and hair loss made the research personal.