My Story
Who is She Thrives?
My story with women’s health and fertility began long before I ever thought about having children. When I was 12 years old, sitting in a dimly lit room at a friend’s birthday party, a palm reader held my hand and said, “You will have no children, just two significant pets.”
I laughed at the time, but that one sentence planted a seed of fear deep inside me. A fear that maybe I wasn’t meant to be a mother. That quiet doubt followed me for years - through high school, through college, and even as I began building a life with my husband.
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At 15, I started taking the birth control pill and stayed on it for nearly ten years. I thought I was having regular periods all along, until one day in my mid-twenties, during an appointment with a Chinese Medicine doctor, she looked at me and said, “You need to stop taking that immediately.” So I did.
Months went by without a period. Then more months. That little seed of doubt began to grow roots. I wondered if that palm reader had somehow been right.
"I laughed at the time, but that one sentence planted a seed of fear inside of me. A fear that maybe I wasn't meant to be a mother."
And then, one day, I saw those two pink lines on a pregnancy test. I was overjoyed. My first baby, Santi, felt like a miracle.
After his birth, my cycle never really returned. For years, I waited and hoped. When I became pregnant again - and then again - it felt like the universe was reminding me that miracles happen when we nourish and trust our bodies. Each pregnancy became healthier, easier, and more empowering as I learned how profoundly preconception health impacts both mom and baby.
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Those experiences changed everything for me. They deepened my belief that women deserve to understand their bodies, to feel connected to their cycles, and to be supported through every phase of fertility and motherhood.
Today, as a Health Coach with a Bachelor’s in Nutrition & Dietetics from Bastyr University and Certified in Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA), I help women prepare their bodies and minds for the journey to motherhood. Through nutrition, lifestyle guidance, and compassionate coaching, I support women who are dreaming of a baby - helping them create a foundation of health that supports both conception and lifelong wellness.
I want every woman to know the joy, the challenge, and the magic of becoming a mother - and to feel confident that her body was designed for it.
WITH LOVE FROM,
Sarah, Santi, Arlo, and Mila
