Cultivating Wellness And Beauty From Inside Out

“I have this burning desire to make people feel good about themselves.”

The last thing that Stephanie expected at age 21 was a career change, but it set her on the path she is on now, one that focuses on helping people look and feel better than they ever thought they could.

Though she was raised in the beauty industry, she never really considered making it her lifelong profession.

“I got pregnant at 21 and had to give up my dream of being a starving artist in New York,” Stephanie mused. “Immediately, my mom suggested beauty school, but I didn’t want to grow up to be a hairdresser like her.”

So instead, Stephanie studied to be a nail technician through the acclaimed Aveda Institute. Along the way, she picked up many skills, such as aromatherapy and acupressure massage. She worked daily in a somewhat conventional salon environment for years, but it strained her health, leaving her with severe dermatitis and an auto-immune disease.

“Where my story really begins is with nutrition.”

To address her health issues, Stephanie began peeling back the layers of her condition, looking at the root causes and making big changes to her lifestyle and business.

“I was in the nail salon, and one day I got so very frustrated and I started to do more research,” she said.

What she found out was that the products and foods she had used for years were the culprit. It set her on a journey to find pure, safe, and beneficial alternatives for her family and clients.

“Part of this is making people feel good about their bodies, their diet, their lifestyle — all of it,” Stephanie said. “I want people to flourish.”

It’s no wonder that her journey to health landed her with Arbonne, an internationally recognized brand that is formulated without harsh chemicals using naturally occurring botanical ingredients. The product line proved to be a game-changer for Stephanie, offering a full range of products to cater to hair, skin, and nails, as well as nutritional supplements to support a healthy lifestyle.

“We live in such a hectic, technology-saturated way,” Stephanie says. “I want people to feel that they can come into my space, or I can come to their home, and we can peel away the layers of heaviness and stress. Life shouldn’t have to be so complicated. If you take away all of the fillers and junk, life is so much better.”