My journey began at home. Over a decade ago, my husband was diagnosed with stage 3 kidney disease. At the time, I was finishing a degree in business management and preparing to open a clinic with friends. But when his diagnosis hit, everything changed.

Like so many families, we were handed food lists and restrictions without any real guidance on how to make them work in daily life. He was frustrated and discouraged, and I was desperate to find a way forward. That moment became my turning point.

Within a week of graduating, I pivoted my entire career path, leaving behind the clinic plans and enrolling in culinary school. From there, I dove headfirst into nutrition training, determined to figure out how food could become part of the solution, not the problem. After years of learning, experimenting, and adapting, I built a system that helped my husband enjoy the foods he loved again while keeping his kidney health stable.