I am eternally grateful for the support I had while writing this book. My deepest gratitude goes to my mom, for endless encouragement, and teaching the value of real food and hard work, and to my dad, for always believing in me and supporting every decision I’ve ever made. Angela and Kara, thanks for being the best sisters a little sister could ask for, and for always celebrating my successes. Support from my family and friends gave me the confidence to create this book.
A book like this one takes a village to create. Many thanks to Samantha Lord for capturing photographs that so brilliantly tie together the words of this book; D’Arcy Benincosa for the cover; Kelsey Eads for helping with the food shots; Kate Lindsay; Elizabeth Dellwo; and Kendra Springer for assisting me to get ready for photoshoot days.
My deepest gratitude goes to Sue Ward, M.S., Director of Nutrition at Sanoviv Medical Institute for reviewing the nutrition information presented in this book.
Thanks to everyone at Hay House who helped make this book a reality. Special thanks to Mary Norris, my editor and book doula; Patty Gift for taking a chance on a first-time author without a fully formed outline; Lisa Cheng for her guidance and attention to detail; Tricia Breidenthal and Shubhani Sarkar for working with me to design a book that showcases my words on paper; and all the other editorial and production professionals for catching every last detail.
And last but not least, thank you to all of my clients, customers, blog readers, and current (and future) book readers who continue to support my work and online community. This book wouldn’t exist without you. It’s an honor to be your health coach.