Hi! I'm Angela!

I was diagnosed with IBS in my late 20s and told by doctors I would live with it forever. Not helpful.

Spoiler alert. They were wrong. My healing experience was life changing. It showed me what was possible. Now I support people who feel as lost like I did to become their own best healers.

My experience is shared by millions across the globe, dealing with conflicting advice, invalidation and flagging hope after the first few healing attempts fail.

It can feel lonely and scary when nothing’s working.

My mission, after my full recovery, is to shine the light for people who feel lost in the dark. My work focuses on raising self awareness and creating a community of empowered healers guided by clarity, not fear.

Your symptoms are simply messages from your body when you learn to interpret them.

In my 13 years of health coaching I’ve seen many healing miracles happen when the blocks to healing are lifted. Your body knows how to heal. My work is about helping you see those blocks. When you do everything changes. Because I believe:

You are always your own medicine. I am simply your guide.

My work is holistic. I help you uncover your healing blind spots and use testing to bring more clarity. The healing goes deeper than protocols. It won't just change you health. It will heal your life.

While symptoms may look similar or carry the same diagnosis, the root cause is never the same for everyone. The gut is deeply connected to the mind and emotions, acting as both messenger and mirror. These are the most common blocks I see—but unresolved stress, energetic imbalances, or unaligned habits can also make the gut resist even the best interventions.

That’s why we begin at the true root—the most aggravating stressor—to create space for real healing. This coaching process goes deeper than protocols and more fully integrates body, mind, and energy than anything you’ve likely experienced before.

It’s the support you need for calm, clarity, relief, and a balanced nervous system.

My approach

The only test I needed to fully recover was the Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA), a powerful tool that reveals how different kinds of stress have depleted minerals and shows which systems (gut, adrenals, thyroid, liver) need support. It even reflects the state of your nervous system. (I’ve written more about this test here.)

I’m also trained in functional gut testing like the GI Map and SIBO breath test. These tests show what’s happening in the gut, while the HTMA reveals why. The “why” is the missing piece most practitioners overlook.

All of the tests I use are simple at-home kits, available to clients in most countries.

After years of seeing what truly works, I developed the Four Roots Healing Method, a process that uncovers hidden stressors that block healing, often buried beneath conscious awareness.

While symptoms may appear physical, their roots can be mental, emotional, or energetic. Together, we bring those roots to light so real, lasting healing can finally begin.

My story

My healing journey began when I was told my gut would never recover. What I didn’t realize then was that my biggest triggers weren’t just physical. They were emotional.

Looking back, the moments my symptoms worsened always came with the spike of loneliness and fear. My body was mirroring how unsafe I felt in my environment. And even after I left the situation that triggered those emotions, I no longer trusted my body.

Healing began when I rebuilt that trust. Balancing my minerals and deepening my self-care practices brought me back into alignment, not just physically, but emotionally and mentally. My body didn’t just heal… it became wiser, stronger, and more responsive than ever.

Today, I’ve been free of digestive issues for 21 years and counting. I know how to navigate every health symptom that arises, and I help others do the same.

How I healed myself

For more details about my healing story, you can listen to this podcast.

The synopsis: It took a year to heal. I balanced my minerals, ate a grain-free/sugar-free diet, did a liver cleanse, and balanced my nervous system by doing more things I enjoy.

I currently have zero food intolerances or aversions other than gluten. While I could not cook before getting sick, I fell in love with cooking & baking as I healed.

I’ve authored 2 cookbooks for people with IBS and a guide to eradicating h. pylori, a very common bacterial infection of the stomach that can cause SIBO, candida, bacterial overgrowth, parasites.

Random facts about me

Past/present hobbies: rock climbing, reconstructive sewing, scuba diving, theater, chi gong, gardening (growing my own food), traveling, baking, riding my bike, sauna sessions. I’ve practiced chi gong for 16 years.

I got my Holistic Health Coaching degree from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition based in New York City.

Like most people who suffer from digestive issues, I’m a highly sensitive person and perfectionist with a tendency towards anxiety. I’m also an empath.

As a kid, I ate Mcdonalds, sugary cereal, Twinkies, and drank Mountain Dew. Amazingly, I had few digestive issues as a child. But I did have bad allergies.

Before getting sick I did not know how to cook, now I love it, cook 90 percent of my meals and have published 2 cookbooks & lots of recipes. I am a modern kitchen witch using the chemistry of food to heal.

Despite an anxious temperament, I’ve always loved adventures like trapeze class, snowmobiling, scuba diving and hang gliding. I’ve lived in England, Germany, Spain, Argentina and the U.S.

I have a Master’s degree from Columbia University in International Affairs. I then worked as a journalist in New York City.
I emigrated to the U.S. from Ukraine at the age of 5. I speak Russian, Spanish, English, and Gibberish fluently. I am learning German which sounds a lot like Gibberish to me.
Dogs are my favorite thing about being on earth.
I LOVE personality typing tests: I’m 4 on the Enneagram, Projector in Human Design and an INFP (“The Healer”) in the Myers Briggs. I am also a Vata Pitta (if you know Ayurveda that’s my body’s personality).
Favorite fictional heroes: Yoda & Wonder Woman.