About Angela | ASC Nutrition & Health
I understand what it's like to look capable while your body feels like it's breaking
For years, I did everything right. I studied nutrition, I worked on my mindset, and I pushed through. On the outside, I was a high achiever. On the inside, I was vibrating with tension, overstimulated, and exhausted but wired.
I learned the hard way that you cannot out-discipline dysregulation. You can’t "mindset" your way out of survival mode when your nervous system doesn't feel safe.
My journey from survival to safety.
My roots are in Colombia. I grew up in the 80s amidst conflict, raised by a single mother who taught me the meaning of resilience. But at 18, life shifted. I lost my mother to that conflict, our family land was taken, and I had to leave everything behind.
I moved to Australia alone, with no support and very little English. I worked endless hours to build a life, only to face the sudden loss of my younger sister.
Eventually, my body said enough. The prolonged stress manifested as Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism. My "resilience" had become a survival pattern that was now costing me my health.
Real change requires more than just "trying harder".
I realized that healing wasn't just about the food on my plate or the thoughts in my head. It was about integration.
To truly recover from long-term stress, I had to:
Stabilize my physiology through nutrition that didn't spike my stress hormones.
Meet my inner child gently to understand where my need to "over-perform" began.
Repattern my subconscious beliefs using PSYCH-K® so my body could finally believe it was safe to rest.
I guide the women who "have it all together"—but feel like they’re falling apart inside.
I guide the women who "have it all together" — but feel like they're falling apart inside.
The women I work with are capable, responsible, and used to holding everything together for everyone else. They look fine from the outside. Inside, they're exhausted, wired, and quietly wondering how much longer they can keep going.
If that's you, I want you to know:
you're not broken, and you're not failing. Your body has simply been carrying too much for too long — and that can change.
This is the work I do. Gently, at your pace, from lived experience.