You've built a career around helping people feel better, whether that's through food, wellness, beauty, or creating beautiful spaces. What do you think draws you to that kind of work?
I love to share the things that are important in my life. I've always been someone who, when I find something that works, a recipe, a product. I immediately want to tell everyone about it. I find that if it helps me, it must help someone else. Food, cooking and entertaining are my love languages. It's how I show up for people and how I say I love you without actually saying it.
Your cancer journey changed your life in profound ways. How has that experience shaped the way you think about health today?
I was always healthy. Never drank or smoked or ate processed foods. I used the sauna regularly, ice bathed, and did all the things. Cancer really came out of nowhere. And I think that's the part that messes with you. When you feel like you did everything right and it still happens. I think I am more anxious about health today than I was before, which is almost the opposite of what you'd expect. I guess I try to control the things I have some control over. What I eat, what I put on my body, what comes into my home. It can be a hard balance, trusting that everything will be okay while also trying to control the outcome. I'm still figuring that part out.
Your followers know you for being thoughtful about what you bring into your home and onto your body. When you're evaluating a product, what matters most to you?
I try to keep everything clean and simple. Less is more for me. I am so lucky to live in LA, where we are surrounded by beautiful farmers markets and organic grocery stores. That access genuinely changes how you shop and what you reach for. Staying away from big box brands is key for me. There are so many small companies doing incredible things, brands built by people who actually care about what's in the product. It's just about doing the work to find the best ones. Once you find them, you're loyal for life.
You often talk about ingredients, labels, and making informed decisions. What's one thing you wish more people understood about the products they use every day?
That there are toxins hidden in everything, and I mean everything. The stuff that's marketed as clean isn't always clean. I try to buy the best ingredients I can get my hands on. The best quality olive oil, the simplest formulas, the fewest ingredients. My rule of thumb is to stay away from sparkly brands and BS claims on labels. If the packaging is doing too much work, I get suspicious. The best products usually let the ingredients speak for themselves. Also use AI. You can drop a photo of a label into AI and check to see how clean it actually is.
You've renovated homes, created recipes, and built spaces online that feel incredibly welcoming. What makes a space feel healthy — not just aesthetically, but emotionally and physically?
For me it starts with cleanliness and organization. I genuinely cannot function in chaos. I thrive when things are in order and there's a place for everything. We are at the end of an almost two-year renovation, which I naively thought would only last three months. It has been a lot. But I am so ready to unpack everything and finally create the home and space I have been dreaming about. Beyond the physical, I think a healthy space is one where people feel welcome the moment they walk in. Fresh snacks, fresh flowers, a drink waiting for you. I want people to feel at home and relaxed.
Do you have any daily rituals that help you feel grounded when life gets busy?
They have evolved a lot recently, honestly. I love to go to bed early. I am part of a book club, which has been a complete game changer for getting off my phone at night. I had completely forgotten how much I love to read, and getting back to it has brought me so much joy.
Drinking a lot of water sounds so simple but it genuinely makes me feel healthy and clear. And showering off the day is a big one for me, I need to get other people's energy off me. As a hairstylist you are in such close physical proximity to people all day. The shower is where I transition out of that.
You've reinvented yourself multiple times throughout your career. How do you know when it's time to evolve or pursue something new?
Honestly, I don't think it's something I consciously know. I am just led in a direction. There's never been a moment where I sat down and made a pros and cons list. It's more of a feeling, a pull toward something. A moment, an idea, a conversation that sparks something I can't let go of. There are things I am working on right now that won't come to fruition for a year or so, and I am genuinely so excited about them. For me it's always been about following the thing that lights you up, even when the timing isn't perfect. When the stars align and I feel called to follow, I follow.
What does living well mean to you these days?
Being alive and healthy. And not taking either of those things for granted.
Time with the people I love, without distraction.
And honestly. I cannot wait to get into my new kitchen and get back to cooking and developing recipes to share.
