The Medical Crisis that Led me to Create Enso Lifestyle Health

After the birth of my first child, I suffered a life-threatening postpartum bleed.

Thankfully, I was able to go home to be with my family but the months following were extremely challenging. I struggled to find the strength and energy to care for myself and most importantly, my baby girl. Medical intervention was recommended but I wanted to try a lifestyle approach first.

So, under the supervision of my doctors, I designed a plan to bring up my hemoglobin and iron stores.

It WORKED! During this time, I was not yet medically cleared for exercise and my primary focus was my blood counts.This resulted in my packing on a lot of extra weight.

I was heavier than I had ever been in my life. 

Working full time as a physician in a crazy busy outpatient practice while being a new mom. That meant getting home late and often bringing work home. Then there was a whole other shift waiting for me when I did get home.

I was overwhelmed, overextended, stressed and feeling guilty for not being there for my baby.

Physically, I was feeling easily winded. I was uncomfortable in my body and generally unwell. It left me wondering if I had to accept this as the new me—was this totally chaotic existence just how it was going to be moving forward? 

And then I got mad.

I had helped SO many patients lose weight for good, reverse chronic medical conditions and come off of lifelong medications. I had helped them take charge of their physical and emotional health. I wanted and was ready to do the same for myself.

I wanted to be a better role model for my family and my patients.

I carefully designed a plan that would get me to my health and weight goals while enjoying the delicious foods that I love to cook and eat. The weight started coming off. I felt stronger and finally energized. My labs began improving. And most importantly, I felt HAPPIER.

I felt in CONTROL of my health and weight.

I felt a sense of calm and balance that I had never felt before. I had figured it out and I was literally exploding to share this with the universe- to help people just like myself achieve their health goals, but also to just become well and happy.  

My desire and drive to create my practice, Enso Lifestyle Health, crystallized after my own medical crisis as a patient.

My purpose is to provide the kind of service that was not available to me that I desperately needed. One that is focused on promoting overall wellness and prevention of disease. I want to bring my expertise as both the Lifestyle Medicine specialist and the Internal Medicine physician but more importantly, I am bringing my insight and knowledge as a patient who needed to be healed, an entrepreneur who also needs to balance my time taking care of her kids and family. Enso Lifestyle Health was created in service for any individuals who desire what I desire--to be healthy, to be happy, to be able to spend more time with your loved ones, and to achieve whole health.

P.S. Ever wondered about my logo?
My health and wellness philosophy is rooted in the sacred concept of Enso, a Japanese symbol in Zen Buddhism meaning "circle" and symbolizing absolute enlightenment. The circle can be open or closed. When open, it represents the beauty of imperfection and the movement towards perfection or the closed circle. As the artist, we each have our own unique Enso, which is created using a single brushstroke as a practice of meditation. In the same way, with regards to our health and wellness, we are all on a constant path of personal development towards awareness and self-betterment.