Meet Lacey
Your no-BS nutrition and lifestyle coach for the messy, confusing ride that is perimenopause.
I’m a Certified Nutritional Counselor and Metabolic Balance® Coach who helps women navigate that time in midlife when their body suddenly stops following the damn rules. (You know what I’m talking about)
You can eat well, exercise, take the supplements, and do everything you’ve been told is “healthy” and still feel exhausted, bloated, uncomfortable, and completely frustrated with your body. Annoying as hell, right?
Through The Nourished Woman Project, I bring together blood-work-informed nutrition, optional GutID microbiome testing, more than eight years of professional fitness experience, and the NourishHer Method.
The goal isn’t to give you more health information to sort through. You probably already have enough of that. It’s to help you understand what matters for your body, where to begin, and how to make it work in your actual life.
Perimenopause does not politely affect one area of your health at a time.
Your sleep affects your energy. Your energy affects your movement. Your stress affects your digestion. Your digestion affects how you feel after eating. And suddenly, the meals and workouts that used to work are getting you absolutely nowhere.
This is why I don’t look at nutrition, movement, and nervous-system support as separate to-do lists. Through the NourishHer Method, we look at how all three are working together and determine which area needs your attention most right now.
Why This Combination Matters
My Background & Education
(AKA: Why You Can Trust Me to Help You)
My career in health and wellness began in 2017, when I became a Certified Fitness Leader and started helping people feel stronger, move better, and build confidence in their bodies.
I loved it! But the longer I worked with women—and the more my own health began changing—the more obvious it became that exercise alone wasn’t enough.
You cannot squat your way out of poor sleep, unpredictable digestion, chronic stress, changing hormones, or a body that feels like it has suddenly gone rogue.
So I kept learning.
I expanded my education into nutrition, female hormones, the nervous system, metabolic health, sports nutrition, and the Metabolic Balance® method because I wanted more than generic advice to offer women who were already trying their hardest.
Today, my professional background includes:
Certified Nutritional Counselor
Metabolic Balance® Coach
Specialized training in female hormones and sports nutrition
Member of the Canadian Association of Natural Nutritional Practitioners
More than eight years of professional fitness experience
I’m a bit of a book nerd and genuinely love learning, so my education didn’t stop when the certificates arrived. I continue expanding my knowledge because women’s health is complex, and you deserve better than recycled advice from a wellness infographic.
My Story
(AKA: Why I Give a Sh*t About This Work)
I spent 20+ years dealing with gut issues, bloating, fatigue, and hormone chaos. No matter what I ate, I felt heavy, exhausted, and uncomfortable. I can’t tell you how many times I was asked if I was pregnant when I wasn’t. Seriously, people, stop doing that!
Then life threw me a curveball, or more like, a wrecking ball.
In just 5 years, I went through 3 major surgeries:
an emergency C-section in 2015 (definitely not part of my birth plan)
a brain tumour in 2018 (not part of anyone’s plan)
and another C-section in 2020 (thanks to no VBAC).
On top of that, I was dealing with undiagnosed postpartum depression (for four f*cking years!), while working long, stressful shifts in the restaurant industry, teaching fitness classes, running on fumes and surviving on caffeine and chaos.
In the midst of that shit show, I lost my dad in a tragic accident in 2019. So take the above trauma and sprinkle a heavy dose of grief on top.
I was burnt out in every possible way—physically, mentally, emotionally. And despite everything I knew about health and fitness, I couldn’t fix myself with another green smoothie or sweaty workout.
So I said, screw this. I stopped trying to “power through” and started doing what actually worked: fueling my body, honoring my hormones, ditching diet culture, and treating my health like a priority, not an afterthought.
Every coaching option within The Nourished Woman Project includes an individualized Metabolic Balance® nutrition plan built from your blood values, medical history, food preferences, allergies, and goals. When GutID testing is included, microbiome results provide another layer of insight into your digestion, metabolism, and overall health.
Then comes the part no test result, meal-planning app, or AI-generated protocol can do for you: applying everything to your actual life, observing how your body responds, and adjusting the strategy when needed.
Because the goal isn’t to hand you another perfect plan that falls apart by Wednesday.
It’s to give you a clear place to start, professional guidance along the way, and a plan you can realistically follow.
A Little More About Me
(AKA: The Fun Stuff)
Proud mom to two gorgeous girls
Passionate foodie—I love trying new recipes and making meals for my family. Because let’s be real, feeding kids is the worst part of the day (second only to bedtime). But when you actually make a meal that the whole family loves? That’s a damn victory.
Lover of loud music, deep conversations, being outdoors, and making people laugh.
A total book nerd. If I get the time to sit and read (rare, but it happens), I geek out over holistic books or juicy autobiographies. I feel the most fulfilled when I’m learning.
Favorite color: Purple.
Favorite food: Ice cream (duh).
Favorite word: F**k. (Because sometimes, nothing else fits quite like it.)