I grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana. After finishing college in 2001, I moved to New York City for five years. I returned to New Orleans in early 2006 to help my family rebuild in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. In 2006 I moved to Houston to run a nonprofit foundation. In September 2015 I decided to resign and start a new life. For the first time I started focusing on my real passions: yoga, meditation, exercise, cooking, traveling, exploring, hiking, boating, and of course health/nutrition. I traveled to Goa, India, in December 2015 to get certified in yoga.