Your issues with weight and IBS have limited your life enough. Your diet should set you free, not restrict you. 

Hey there! I’m Tatiana

I am passionate about resolving IBS and body insecurity while indulging in good food and life! Nothing upsets me more than the widespread message that women need to move more and eat less to get the body they desire. I became a Holistic Nutritionist to help women finally solve their IBS, lose weight and get their vitality back!

My story starts at age 18; I was bloated with embarrassing gas almost EVERY DAY. No matter what I ate. You know what came next…diarrhea and constipation. They took turns each week. In my 20s, I was gaining weight, had no sex life, and dreaded any event involving getting dressed up or having my photo taken. I loved yoga but couldn’t join an evening class because I didn’t want to be ‘that girl’ - the one who farts (or worse). And it took me hours to get dressed because nothing would hide my distended gut. I felt insecure and most importantly, uncomfortable. I was in constant pain. I wasn’t just frustrated; I was losing hope. 

This is when I sought help. Doctors diagnosed me with IBS and claimed there was no known cause or solution. I then found a Naturopathic Doctor who suggested gluten could be my issue. Before I could meet with her a second time, she closed her practice. But this planted the seed that there is a link between the food I ate and how I felt.  I decided to take matters into my own hands and that’s when my journey to recovery began. 

For the past 10 years, I have dedicated my free time to researching different approaches to diet and lifestyle to manage my IBS and achieve the body I desired. I have experimented with a variety of diets. I have worked with a multitude of coaches and practitioners. And I have learned not only from the good advice I’ve received, but the bad advice as well. The extreme elimination diets, calorie restriction and hours of cardio that I put my body through during this time did not fix my IBS or help me lose weight. But even if it had, none of it was sustainable. Only when I started listening to my body and began to nourish it with the food it needed and self-care, it responded. By eating enough food, and the right ones for my body, I got control over my IBS and my physique began to transform. 

I decided to go back to school to become a Holistic Nutritionist to get the education I needed to help other women overcome these issues. There is a lot of bad advice out there. Women have been led to believe that eating salads with chicken breast is the only way to get the body they want and that symptoms of IBS are a lifelong condition. I am here to tell you that you can enjoy every meal you eat, have time for your favourite things (even wine, if that’s your jam), and still achieve the body and health you desire. 

Where am I now? I am in my late thirties, and I have never felt so young, healthy and free. I don’t stress over food, and I eat a lot of it. Walking is my cardio of choice. It only takes me a few minutes to get dressed, whether I’m going to work or to an event - and I wear tight clothes! I can book an incredible snorkeling or SUP adventure when I travel because I don’t need to use a bathroom every hour. And my evening is not dictated by my bloated and crampy belly. I feel good in my skin, I am confident and I enjoy life.