End of an Era - Transitioning from Full-Time Chef to Full-Time Health Coach and Chef Instructor

Big change, excitement for this next phase of life, and fear.

After 16 years, I will no longer be a full-time personal chef and caterer.

I technically still have one Christmas party to cater in December (this will be my 11th year catering this company’s staff holiday party), but after my last shift on Monday, I will no longer be cooking for multiple clients each week.

Over the last five years, I have cooked for between 6 to 9 families per week, and I can confidently say…

I’m burned out.

Don’t get me wrong!

I love cooking.

I love my clients.

I love helping people use food as medicine.

I love helping people feel better in their bodies, improve their bloodwork, get off their medications, impress their doctors, and start feeling like their old pre-diagnosis selves again just by cooking them delicious comforting food.

But the last thing I ever want to do after cooking and cleaning all day, is come home and cook and clean.

And running my group course and coaching program alongside cooking for others full-time has gotten to be absolutely too much to do at once.

Plus…

We’re planning on moving out of the country in 2027. If we can ever sell this house! (Pray for us!)

So come next week, I will be a full-time autoimmune health coach and anti-inflammatory cooking instructor!

I can’t believe I’m actually saying that out loud!!

This is something I have wanted since I quit being a full-time private chef for a country music star 5 years ago.

So what does this mean for you as someone who follows me for guidance on what to eat, how to cook, which recipes to try, etc.?

Well…

I’m glad you asked!

I’m very excited to announce that I am going to be working on producing more long and short form cooking videos for you, I’m going to commit to producing more regular podcast episodes, sharing more “beyond food” healing tips, as well as showing you a little more of what living flare-free looks like on a day-to-day basis.

I hope you’ll stick around for the ride and find great value in my content coming out soon.

I will be starting with a couple new cooking series on all platforms in a few weeks:

“Secrets of a Personal Chef” - Learn professional cooking techniques, chef shortcuts, and little tricks that make your food taste like it came out of a restaurant kitchen.

~and~

“Flare Free on Repeat” - The anti-inflammatory recipes my clients couldn’t stop asking for (and you’ll want to make on repeat, too!).

Now…

I’d be lying to you if I said this new transition didn’t scare the hell out of me.

😅

I’m positive it will challenge me in new ways I have never be challenged before and maybe even have me questioning my life choices.

But only time will tell.

In the meantime…

I have one teeny-tiny little favor to ask you.

Will you take 2 minutes to fill out the quick anonymous survey below?

I want to know what you’re struggling with in the kitchen, what kinds of recipes you want more of, what you want to learn about cooking, and what kind of autoimmune healing content would actually be helpful to you.

Basically, I want to help you eat Flare Free MORE while cooking LESS. Without the stress and overwhelm that comes with traditional recipes that can keep you in the kitchen for hours.

And who knows? Your answer might just inspire my next cooking video, podcast episode, or recipe!

Thanks for being here and coming along for this next chapter with me.

I can’t wait to show you what’s cooking! ❤️

FILL OUT THIS QUICK ANONYMOUS SURVEY HERE