For sixteen years, I lived in a body that was quietly asking to be heard.

I didn’t have language for it yet, only signals. Chronic fatigue. Mysterious symptoms that conventional care couldn’t fully resolve, even after years of appointments and a lot of money spent. I functioned, but I didn’t feel fully inside my life.

In 2020, after years of living with Breast Implant Illness (BII), I chose to explant. What I thought would be a physical decision became a turning point. It didn’t just change how I felt in my body, it changed how I wanted to live.

Healing stopped being about fixing myself and started being about listening. Learning how to come back to my body with softness. Rebuilding trust through daily choices: how I eat, how I move, how I rest, how I clear what I’ve been carrying, and how I make room for joy again.

That’s where detox became something different for me. A way to reduce the load, strengthen the basics, and help the body do what it already knows how to do, especially in a world that asks a lot of our systems.

Today, my explant is integrated into my story, but it doesn’t define me. What once felt like an uphill battle became a quiet catalyst. It guided me toward a slower, more embodied way of living that still works for real life.

JOIE DE VY is where I share that path, and where I offer tools that make lifestyle shifts feel doable and even joyful.

• Detox protocols that are self-led, paced, and designed to support real women with real schedules.

• The Urbal Collection, made for the “urban hippie”, the high-performing city-dwelling woman who wants a slower pace without losing her edge.

• Urbal tees and teas with a mission through my Purchase with A Purpose Project, where proceeds help fund clean water wells in underprivileged countries.

• Wellnessentials, my curated Amazon list of everyday swaps and resources that support the rituals, routines, and reset seasons you’re building.

I share all of this as a reminder: your body is wise, your symptoms are communication, and healing often invites you to become someone new, not someone “fixed.”

Welcome home to your body. I’m so glad you’re here.