If there’s one belief that has shaped my entire journey, it’s this simple line my coach once told me: “We get to do this.”

Those words changed the way I looked at training and honestly, the way I looked at life. They reminded me that moving our bodies, working on our minds and choosing to grow is a privilege. Once I understood that, everything shifted.

My story in fitness did not start beautifully. In fact, it started in a place where I did not enjoy the process at all. I pushed myself through strict routines, forceful diets and expectations that made me dread my sessions instead of loving them. I did not feel confident or strong. I did not feel like me.

I kept searching and trying to understand why fitness did not feel the way it was “supposed to.” And slowly, through trial, error, frustration and a lot of self-reflection, something changed. I found hybrid training, a style that did not box me in or made me hate the journey and for the first time, training was not a punishment it was empowerment. I learned to push myself in a healthy way and to enjoy showing up. I learned that when you train your mindset as much as your muscles, you start becoming someone you never thought you could be.

Over the last 5 years, I have gone through the highs and lows of this journey where every season taught me something valuable and every setback showed me a strength I did not know I had. Along the way, I became a Certified Personal Trainer through ISSA, not because I wanted a title, but because I wanted to understand how to guide people the right way.

And that’s why I created ASCEND.

ASCEND is personal to me. It represents every moment that pushed me to change my life and become the strongest version of myself. I created ASCEND because I know what it feels like to want more, to stand at the edge of your potential and question whether you can truly step into it.

I believe real growth begins the moment you decide to rise into your potential, not just in fitness, but in every part of your life. ASCEND is built to guide you through that journey… to help you discover your strength, feel fully supported, and push past limits you never thought you could break.

My purpose is simple: to help you unlock your potential, enjoy the process and feel genuinely unstoppable in everything you do. 

Sometimes, all it takes is someone believing in you, even before you believe in yourself.