I was the girl who looked like she had it all together and felt like she was falling apart. Inner Growth is what I built on the other side of that.
MY STORY
I grew up between worlds. At 13, I moved from São Paulo, Brazil to the suburbs of Chicago, constantly adapting, constantly trying to fit in. I became a chameleon... flexible on the outside, lost on the inside. My sense of worth got tied to how well I performed, how good I looked, and how much other people approved of me.
By the time I got to college, I was deep in an eating disorder, running on restriction, self-criticism, and a perfectionism that had become its own kind of prison. I was trying so hard to do everything right that I had completely lost sight of who I actually was.
THE TURNING POINT
In March 2020, I hit rock bottom. And that's where everything changed.
What started with a book, a meditation challenge, and weekly therapy turned into the most transformative period of my life. For the first time, I stopped looking outside myself for answers and started looking in. I began to see the beliefs I was carrying about my body, my worth, my enoughness, and I started doing the work to unlearn them.
That process wasn't linear. But it was real. And the more I committed to it, the more everything shifted... my relationship with food, my body, my habits, and most importantly, myself.
WHAT I LEARNED ABOUT PERFECTIONISM
I used to think that projecting a "perfect version" of myself to the world would cause people to like me. But instead, it only led to self-judgement, setting unreachable standards for myself, and never feeling like I was good enough.
Perfectionism was what led me to living life on extremes. I tried so hard to do everything 'perfectly'... working out every day, being productive 24/7 and always doing the most, but if I made what I deemed a 'mistake', I would judge myself DEEPLY, and fall into a shame and guilt spiral.
With so many restrictions and rules in my life, I constantly felt like I was drowning yet never doing enough.
Consciously working on my perfectionism has been extremely important for my growth. I've become aware of how it plays a role in my life and learned that I don’t have to be perfect to be worthy, liked, or enough. That’s been a big belief I have had to UNLEARN.
WHAT BALANCE ACTUALLY MEANS
Throughout this journey, I've really learned the power of BALANCE. How can I release a 0-100 mindset and find a healthy middle ground that nourishes me? How can I embrace a way of living that feels good and empowering yet is also free of self-judgement, rules and restrictions?
Think of a pendulum. If you swing it hard to one side, it swings just as far to the other. It keeps going to extremes until it finally settles in the middle. That's what living in a 0-100 mindset feels like: exhausting, relentless, never enough.
To me, balance isn't necessarily about staying stuck and stagnant, exactly in the middle. Rather, it's about allowing yourself to swing to either side in smaller, healthier increments.
In real life, this can look like:
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Having a workout routine but allowing myself to also take rest days and get enough sleep
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Eating whole foods and nourishing my body with home cooked meals, but also leaving space to try new restaurants
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Loving nourish bowls but also loving ice cream and bagels
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Going out with friends and having a few drinks, but also having wholesome and restful weekends
WHY I CREATED INNER GROWTH
I know what it feels like to be high-achieving on the outside and completely disconnected on the inside. I know what it's like to do everything "right" and still feel like you're falling short.
The answers were never outside of me. They weren't in a diet plan, a strict routine, or the advice I kept seeking from everyone else. They were INSIDE, waiting for me to get curious and self-aware enough to hear them.
That's what I help women access. Not a program to follow, but a relationship with themselves they can actually trust.
WHAT WE DO HERE
Through 1:1 coaching, my Balanced course, and my nutrition digital products, I work with high-achieving women who are ready to start building a lifestyle that FEELS just as good as it looks.
If any part of my story sounds familiar, you're in the right place.
