I was born to be a diva.

As a toddler, growing up in Boston, I used to tap dance on the benches at Quincy Market with such enthusiasm that strangers used to throw money. I have never really grown out of it.

But when I was 14, I did something crazy, I went on my first weight loss diet. That spiraled into 9 years of yo-yo dieting and believing I wasn’t good enough to be what my soul was crying out to be: self-confident.

It’s taken me more than 20 years to fix what that first diet and all of its pop-cultural norms did to my health and my sense of self-worth but I’m getting there, and I’m bringing you all with me.

I believe we were all born to be divas.

The term “diva” originates from late 19th century Italy and, in Latin, literally means ‘goddess.’  It’s time to reclaim this word. What others have labeled “a petulant, demanding woman,” I call a goddess who knows her own worth. That is what I believe we were all born to be. Women who know their worth.

Divas are not “one-size-fits-all.” We are all our own brand of diva. Honestly, screw “the new black.” Divas love to stand out. The things that make us different also make us successful.  

I weave the discovery of the diva in us all into my work as a speaker, podcaster, and as a personal trainer/endurance coach for runners and triathletes. I’m obsessed with uncovering what makes you shine as an athlete, glowing as you toe the starting line feeling confident, healthy, supported, and empowered. 

There is no food, fitness, or fat shaming in any of my work. I coach from a foundation of  the scientific concept that skinny and healthy are not the same thing. We can be healthy, sexy, fit, strong, confident, and worthy at any size, age, or state of wellbeing. 

In fact… 

I dare you to unapologetically love yourself.

Start today. Right now. Just as you are. See what happens.

#VIVALADIVA