ALEX GOLDEN

I’ve had chronic pelvic pain since I was 18 years old. Pain, like any other illness, is a product of many systems in the body malfunctioning. For me, it was the culmination of a family history stacked with autoimmune diseases, a poor diet, years of physically abusing my body from ballet, major gut motility problems, and undiagnosed endometriosis. Needless to say, my late teens and early 20s were a time of great personal distress.

After years of bouncing between dismissive doctors and struggling with body image and self-prescribed treatments, it finally dawned on me I wanted to turn my personal problems into a personal strength…and I decided to become the kind of doctor I myself would want to find as a patient.

What followed was 6 years of pre-med classes and medical school. I threw myself into my work with great intensity. I spent late nights studying in the library and put a lot of pressure on myself to succeed. I was under-eating and pushing through grueling workouts on limited sleep. I was still struggling through the pelvic pain and messed up menstrual cycles, but I was bolstered by the thought I was turning it into somewhat of a life purpose.

Towards the ends of these years, not too surprisingly, my health began to take further turns for the worst. I was feeling exhausted all the time, my moods were erratic, my hair was falling out, and after a particularly unpleasant trip to a reproductive endocrinologist, I discovered that my hormones were so out of whack, and my endometriosis was so severe, I wouldn’t be able to have children.

It wasn’t until then I stopped to really realize what I was doing to my health.  This was a huge moment for me. Like most big epiphanies, it changed everything. I uprooted how I ate, how I exercised, how I slept, how I thought, what products I used, and how I reacted to my environment. I began to look at the world differently…how did the things and people I surround myself with have an impact on me? And how did I feel about that?  I did a lot of reading and learning and made strides to improve my health.

Eventually, I found functional lab work and my health took off. And life hasn’t been the same ever since…in a really great way! I had close to 10 years of beating up my body, but it gave me a chance to learn some important lessons along the way. It is because of my experiences that I want to help other women find the health they deserve, so they can create the life they truly want to live. 

Alexis is our fabulous assistant and righthand gal.

She helps us answer emails (so you’ll hear from her if you email us!), run our Facebook groups, and generally aids us in getting our information out to as many ladies as possible! She’s got 5 puppies, 3 cats, two daughters and a baby boy, and loves to do photo editing.

Kim and Reva are our super duper talented designers. 

You’ll see their beautiful handy work all over the website and in our guides. They make our work so much more accessible to the ladies we work with. We’re so blessed to work with them!

If you’re interested in working with Kim and Reva, check out www.alfacharlie.co