Meet Cari

Hello, I’m Cari. I’m a Christian Health Mentor, Metabolic Health Advocate, and Exercise Physiologist with over 28 years of experience in health and wellness. I believe true health involves the whole person—physical, emotional, mental, relational, and spiritual. My heart is to help people better understand their bodies and improve their health through realistic habits they can actually sustain.

In my past, I struggled with addiction, exercise addiction, an unhealthy relationship with food, and the need to control. By God’s grace, recovery has taught me a very different way to care for myself—one day at a time.

My passion for metabolic health is also personal. I’ve walked through my own challenges with insulin resistance, gut health, inflammation, autoimmune health, and Hashimoto’s.

Over the years, I’ve worked in cardiac rehabilitation, lifestyle medicine, wellness, and residential weight-management programs, with professional roles at Duke Medical Center, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and the University of Maryland Medical Center. My background also includes lifestyle counseling, metabolic health education, and therapeutic movement.

Today, I want to steward the body God has given me as faithfully as I can, and I love encouraging others to do the same—not from a place of perfection, fear, or extremes, but from a place of understanding, grace, and intentional care.

When I work with someone, I begin by listening. Through a Whole Health Assessment, I take time to understand each person’s health history, concerns, lifestyle, movement, and goals. I believe every person is different, and those pieces matter as we determine practical next steps toward greater health and wholeness.

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Schedule a complimentary 15-minute phone consultation with Cari to briefly discuss what you’re looking for, ask questions, and determine the best next step.