Sepsis Survivor. Diagnosed with Post Sepsis Syndrome, Vasovagal Syncope Syndrome, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, and Mast Cell Activation Syndrome.

Virtual Yoga and Wellness Studio Owner.

Creator of Sun and Moon Botanicals.

Herbalist.

Spreading hope for those with Chronic Illness.

Annnnd now...Just trying to spread joy and whimsy and hope for anyone that has been feeling down and stuck. This world has sucked for too long. Let's join together to make it better!

About Me

Hi, I'm Jenny, and I'm so happy to meet you! I am originally from Georgia, but we moved to North Carolina in 2014. We LOVE NC because we love nature, hiking, camping, and finding adventure wherever we go. North Carolina has it all. My favorite place in the world is the beach. I often joke that I'm a mermaid. So often, in fact, that sometimes I think my husband worries I may believe it.

Professionally, I graduated as a Nutritional Therapist in 2016, then as a yoga instructor in 2018. I got training in advanced therapies including aromatherapy, reflexology, acupressure, and reiki. I became a mindfulness instructor. I loved all things "hippie/crunchy/woo woo"...and those things all still guide my interests in a way.

In 2020, during the quarantine, I had to have an emergency gallbladder removal surgery, but ended up with Sepsis and ended up in the ICU. After surviving and returning home, I knew I would have to press pause on launching my online yoga studio. Realizing my recovery would take longer than expected due to "Post Sepsis Syndrome" I had to accept that the "pause" would be longer than expected as well. Still feeling called to create, I decided to lean into my herbalist knowledge and created a botanical line called Sun and Moon Botanicals where I sell herbal self care items and botanical resin jewelry. 

In 2021, I was finally well enough to launch my virtual yoga studio offering Restorative and Gentle Stretch Classes, but I had to press pause again while we figured out my worsening symptoms.

Now we know that I have Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, Vasovagal Syncope, Mast Cell Activation Syndrome, and still lingering symptoms of Post Sepsis Syndrome.

I had a really difficult time accepting all of this at first because there is no cure for these. Hearing that I could potentially have chronic illnesses for the rest of my life was not the news I was hoping to hear. I miss my life. I want it back. My depression and anxiety worsened with this news. I felt hopeless.

Instead of just accepting this and feeling like nothing is in my control, I am choosing to be hopeful. Not only that, but I want to encourage others that have been diagnosed with chronic illness. I know the despair, isolation, and mourning of your old self. Let's navigate it together. You don't have to be alone.

Today, I am doing well. I'm not 100% back to my old self, but I am no longer in a wheel chair, and I can drive and I am independent for the most part. I still have flares...especially in the summer heat, but I am SO MUCH better. I was even able to go to a concert this fall...IN THE PIT. (I had my mobility aids for that and was in the ADA section of the pit, but it was a dream come true!).

My goal for now is to find joy and whimsy again and invite others to come along. The world sucks. Billionaires suck. Politics suck. We have to do what we can to change that...and in our down time, let's make this new world MAGICAL.