Born and raised on the coast of Massachusetts, my path to medicine was not a straight line. At UMass Amherst, I majored in biology, with an early focus on evolutionary biology that permanently shaped how I view human health. Following graduation, I joined that Army as a Quartermaster Officer and gained invaluable leadership experience. In 2013, I entered the Interservice Physician Assistant Program at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and went on to serve as a Battalion PA, where I discovered my calling in mental health care. In 2020, I left active duty to step into a new adventure: raising my family and supporting my husband's growing career. Together with our three sons, we have traveled the country, from Colorado to Massachusetts to Alaska, pursuing outdoor adventures and gathering professional development along the way.

Pregnant at the height of the pandemic, my first civilian PA role was providing urgent care via telehealth. In 2021, I transitioned to telepsychiatry and noticed that the vast majority of my patients weren't just struggling mentally, but also battling other chronic diseases. Driven by my relentless pursuit of knowledge, I began researching and realized that a functional medicine approach—focused on systemic healing—was the only path to true psychological and physical wellness. I tried my best to guide patients through these vital lifestyle transformations, but found that the conventional healthcare system simply isn't built for it.

I earned my Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) in Psychiatry in 2024, and then my mission became deeply personal. I was diagnosed with fatty liver disease and found that, somewhere amidst the noise of cross-country moves and raising young kids, I had lost pieces of my own well-being. In 2025, I made the choice to live and work intentionally, and to determinedly and unapologetically pursue real health. I left the comfort of telehealth and conventional psychiatry to work for a successful, functional medicine practice. Under the mentorship of the nurse practitioner who built the practice, I gained invaluable, hands-on experience helping patients reverse chronic illness and achieve authentic health daily.

Founding Unscripted Medicine is the ultimate culmination of my life's work as a leader, a psychiatric PA, and a functional medicine provider. It brings together all of my professional passions while honoring my stubborn need to live life—and practice medicine—on my own terms.

I love the mountains, I love freedom, and I love guiding people on their journey to discover true health and maximal well-being from the inside out. When I am not caring for patients, you can find me running and hiking through the Alaskan wilderness, riding bikes with my kids, reading, walking my dog, cooking, or trying to master gardening (despite my husband affectionately labeling me a plant killer).