Hi, I’m Dr. Cecilia Penn, a Pediatrician and a Certified Holistic Wellness and Life Coach.

There was a time when I was juggling it all—being the strong one, the dependable one, the one who always showed up. But behind the scenes, I was exhausted. My body was screaming at me, in the only language it knew: headaches, insomnia,  fatigue, unexplained pain, indigestion. I felt like I was slowly fading from myself.

At first, I did what most of us do—I pushed through. I saw the specialists, took the tests, and was offered medication after medication: something for sleep, for pain, for digestion. But none of them addressed the root. None addressed the deeper question: What was my body trying to tell me?

I told myself I was fine…until I wasn’t.

It wasn’t until my body literally made me stop in my tracks that I began to listen. I realized I had been living completely out of alignment—physically, emotionally, and mentally. Every part of my life felt disconnected. The truth was, I didn’t even know what me felt like anymore.

“Eat better.” “Work out more.” “Just take a break.” A “break” meant catching up on the endless to-do list, I never had time to finish. There was no rest in that.

What I really needed was permission—permission to say yes to myself. I had spent so much of my life putting everyone else first, that I didn’t realize how deeply I’d neglected my own needs. I felt guilty for wanting more space, more time, more care for me. This wasn’t selfish. It was and is necessary, not a luxury.

That permission became the doorway to my healing. I learned to set boundaries, to listen to my body’s whispers before they became screams, and to understand that every area of life—is deeply interconnected. Like dominoes, when one falls out of sync, the others are affected too. So, I began the journey inward.

As women, we wear so many hats—and we do it all with love. But we can’t keep pouring from an empty cup. My own healing journey began when I finally listened to what my body had been trying to tell me for years. I turned to integrative and holistic methods to reclaim my energy, my health, and my sense of self. Through this path, I didn’t just treat symptoms—I began to understand the deeper imbalances beneath them.

My journey inspired me to become a certified holistic wellness coach, where I trained at the International Association of Wellness Practitioners putting into practice a foundational 360-degree approach to wellness. I learned to view health not as isolated parts of a whole, but as an interconnected whole—where mind, body, and spiritual alignment all influence how we feel and show up. By gently peeling back the layers of my life, I came to better understand the inner workings of my well-being and began creating meaningful, lasting change from the inside out.

I’ve lived the exhaustion. I’ve lived the autoimmune flares.  I’ve lived the transformation and YOU can too.  I combine over 20 years of experience with integrative practices and holistic wellness coaching to help other high-achieving women just like you. Those navigating the complex connections of life, motherhood, stress, inflammation, and autoimmune health concerns by focusing on the whole-you.  We will use an individualized approach to your unique needs to restore balance across the interconnected landscape of your life. So you can renew from within—allowing you to show up, not just for everyone else, but for yourself first.

You don’t have to keep suffering in silence like I did.
You don’t have to do it all alone.
Listen to your body before it forces you to stop.

Together, we will rebuild your connection to what really matters—your health, your purpose, and your inner peace—so you can show up fully for your life and for those you love, without losing yourself in the process.

Let’s walk this journey together!