From Pelvic Floor PT to Women’s Healthcare Business Coach & Clinical Mentor: The Story Behind Root & Rise.
There are moments in life that split everything into “before” and “after.” For me, becoming a mom was one of them. Motherhood didn’t just shift my world, it sharpened it.
Suddenly I wasn’t just observing the cracks in women’s healthcare; I was living them. And once I saw those gaps through the eyes of both a clinician and a mother, I couldn’t ignore them. I knew women deserved more.
That’s what led me into pelvic floor physical therapy: a combination of purpose, instinct, and a kind of internal driven clarity.
Learning Alone, Growing Anyway
By the time I stepped into pelvic health, I wasn’t a new clinician finding my footing. I had already spent six years as a physical therapist, completed an orthopedic residency, and developed a strong, confident clinical foundation.
And yet stepping into pelvic health felt like stepping into an entirely new world.
In my clinic at that time, I was the only pelvic provider. No mentor to shadow, no seasoned guide to help navigate the nuance and depth of this work. Even with years of experience behind me, it felt like I was starting all over again. Just me, my intuition, and women trusting me with some of the most vulnerable parts of their lives.
It was transformative work… and also lonely. No clinician, no matter how experienced, should have to navigate becoming a pelvic health clinician alone. Not then. Not now. Not ever.
When purpose isn’t enough
But here’s the part we don’t always say out loud: purpose can point the way, but it can’t protect you from burnout.
Inside the insurance model, I felt myself stretching further and further past what was sustainable. Caring deeply for my patients while having almost nothing left for myself, all while navigating being a new mom. The misalignment built slowly, until it became impossible to ignore.
That tension is what pushed me to take the leap. I stepped into the cash-based PT world, first as a solopreneur and later as a co-founder of Misama, a pelvic PT practice in Columbus, OH.
I had spent years in management roles before, but this was different. This was my shift from manager to leader. And in that transition, I met new parts of myself: the analyst, the systems thinker, the strategist, the builder - the leader who instinctively sees the order inside of chaos.
Refinement Through Motherhood, Neurodivergence, and Truth
Life didn’t stop challenging me just because I helped build something successful.
Motherhood kept evolving. My kids’ neurodivergence continued to invite me into deeper presence and adaptability. Not as a one-time shift, but as an ongoing rhythm. And when homeschooling became part of our world this past August, everything had to recalibrate.
It wasn’t a step back; it was a reorientation.
This season, the one I’m still in, has both softened and strengthened me. It’s teaching me that success isn’t about doing more, but about doing what truly matters, sustainably and on my terms. It’s been a reminder that wellbeing isn’t a luxury. It’s the foundation.
Why Root & Rise Consulting Exists Today
Root and Rise Consulting was never meant to be a brand. It was meant to be a response to the gaps, to the burnout, to the isolation so many women in healthcare silently carry. Everything I’ve lived, learned, burned through, rebuilt, refined… it all led here.
Today, Root & Rise exists to help other women in healthcare:
build practices that honor their humanity
grow with clarity instead of chaos
lead with integrity instead of exhaustion
rise without losing themselves
succeed without sacrificing wellbeing
Because you can be powerful and whole. You can lead and rest. You can grow your practice and protect your life. And you don’t have to do any of it alone.
This is my endeavor, the work I’m here for. Not just to build successful clinicians, but to lift women into leadership without burning out their brilliance!