Hi, I’m Melissa!
I’m a nutrition coach and the founder of Imperfect Wellbeing. I help women eat healthier in a way that feels simple, realistic, and sustainable.
If you’re overwhelmed by conflicting nutrition advice or finding it difficult to turn good intentions into everyday habits, I want to help you find a clearer way forward.
What brought me here
My interest in food and wellbeing became more personal after becoming a mother and navigating health challenges of my own. I wanted to better understand how the choices we make each day can support our health - and how to make those choices manageable alongside everything else life brings.
I went on the study nutrition and wellness coaching, adding to my earlier training in developmental psychology.
It also reinforced something that shapes my work today: healthy eating needs to make sense for the person doing it.
Why Imperfect Wellbeing?
Life comes with busy weeks, changing priorities, and days when things don’t go as planned.
I believe you can take care of yourself without getting everything right. You can enjoy food, use convenient ingredients, change your plans, and still build habits that support your health.
That’s the thinking behind Imperfect Wellbeing: small, useful changes you can return to, even when life feels messy.
How I help
I use a four step approach to turn nutrition information into practical everyday skills:
UNDERSTAND - Make sense of nutrition and learn what your body needs.
BUILD - Put together balanced meals using foods you enjoy.
SHOP - Shop with a plan and make confident food choices.
LIVE - Find routines and habits that work with your schedule, preferences, and responsibilities.
We start with your life as it is - what you eat, what you enjoy, what’s working, and where you need support. From there, we find manageable steps that suit your needs and goals.
My background
I hold a master’s degree in developmental psychology from Teachers college, Columbia University, and have worked with children, families, and educators in the United States and Jamaica.
Those experiences taught me to listen carefully, understand people’s circumstances, and recognize that making a change involves more than knowing what to do.
My training also includes AFPA certifications in holistic nutrition and health and wellness coaching, alongside additional training in autoimmune nutrition. I am also a certified personal trainer.
Today, I bring these experiences together to offer practical nutrition education and thoughtful, personal support.
My Mission
To help women eat healthier in a way that feels simple, realistic, and sustainable.
Through practical nutrition education and personal support, I help you understand food, feel confident building meals, and create habits that fit your life.
I want you to feel able to care for yourself without needing to get everything right.
Let’s make eating well feel more manageable.
Whether you want ongoing guidance or help with a specific challenge, go ahead and explore the ways we can work together.
MY CERTIFICATIONS
MA, Developmental Psychology, Columbia University, Teachers College
BS, Psychology, University of Tampa
Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner, American Association of Drugless Practitioners
Certified Holistic Nutritionist, AFPA
Certified Health and Wellness Coach, AFPA
Certificate: Longevity Wellness Specialist, AFPA
Certified Autoimmune Nutritionist, AFPA
Certificate: Stanford Introduction to Food and Health, Stanford University
Certificate: The Science of Wellbeing, Yale University
Certificate: Positive Psychology , The University of North Carolina
Certificate: Anxiety and Stress Management Coach, Udemy