Our Story

My journey into healing began when I was 16 years old, working in a group home. I watched people with a variety of disabilities and needs struggle to move, live, and thrive. After giving clients warm baths, I began stretching them gently and noticed immediate changes: their muscles relaxed, their range of motion improved, and some were able to feed themselves again. That was my first glimpse into how powerful intentional movement and touch could be.

Following that I became a certified nursing assistant and attended cosmetology school. When learning about skin, the largest organ of our body, I saw how products in the United States are full of chemicals and unnecessary ingredients.

While helping others, I was hurting myself. Improper lifting and long hours caught up with me. When I was 22 years old and pregnant with my son I threw my back out. I was diagnosed with scoliosis and drop foot causing my leg to go numb. I was told I need a spinal fusion at 22 years old. Instead I began physical therapy, which unfortunately made my scoliosis worse. This led me to pursue a career in Massage therapy. I studied Structural Integration and Rolfing® to solve my back pain. I was able to alleviate my back issues after continuous study and practice, including learning to apply Myofascial Cranial Release. I had found a new purpose and passion for helping others through similar problems.

That personal transformation led me to open Corrective Body Therapy, and eventually Livingood Whole Body Health in Naples, Florida. I became a Structural Integration Therapist and later, a certified Gyro-tonic Expansion System® trainer — a rare movement system I describe as “physical therapy for chronic and acute conditions.” I’ve spent the past decade helping hundreds of clients overcome everything from scoliosis and frozen shoulder to chronic pain and trauma held in the body.

But my work didn’t stop at body movement.

My combined personal experiences and knowledge of the body led me to create Livingood Products, which are pure and patent plant-based products that help with natural recovery from inflammation, skin conditions and arthritis. 

Today, Livingood Products is a high-potency, plant-based skincare line designed to deliver real results for the whole body — no fillers, no shortcuts, just ancient ingredients brought forward with purpose. Livingood Whole Body Health is the next chapter — an online platform where I’ll be sharing tools, videos, and health education. My goal is to help empower others to take their healing into their own hands and feel better from the inside out.