About Becky

Hello I’m Becky!  I recently moved to Spokane WA, I was previously living in Bellingham WA for the last 10 years. I grew up in Lakewood, Ohio just west of Cleveland and spent some time living in New York and Los Angeles.  My acting career, love of fitness & health, writing, and Lyme disease advocacy all work hand in hand with each other, that is why I have combined them into one website.  I will be using this website to support my acting, writing, and to showcase the advocacy that I do for Lyme disease. Below I explain a little bit about each one of my passions.

Acting

Acting came first. I began at a young age and quickly realized that I wanted to be trained by the best, so I auditioned and was accepted into The American Academy of Dramatic Arts of NY. During my time in New York I also studied at Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute & HB Studios. I was trained by coaches who worked directly with Uta Hagen, Sanford Meisner, Stella Adler, Lee Strasberg, Bob Fosse, Patsy Rodenburg, and many more. I’m very lucky to part of the lineage of so many amazing artists and be able to use my acting platform to raise awareness for Lyme disease.

Fitness & Health Management

Although I am not currently working in fitness nor am I offering any health and fitness related services, it is and always will be an integral part of my life and what keeps me healthy and happy.

I became certified through National Personal Training Institute of NYC in 2002 and have trained and counseled on nutrition up until 2019.  I have independently trained in NY, LA, Cleveland, Spokane, and Bellingham. I also worked for Vimocity, reducing sprains and strains in the workforce and have a background in physical therapy. Nutrition, food allergies, and intolerances play a big role in my life. I’ve learned that eliminating the foods that compromise my immune system helped me to reach optimal health. Let's be honest, I got into fitness entirely for selfish reasons.  I stand at 5'0" and realized at a young age that it wasn't going to be easy for me to have a healthy body composition, I was going to have to work for it. What comes third is what has taken me full circle and showed me fitness is only a factor of your overall health.   It's given me a purpose in life, a drive to succeed, and a will to share what I have learned on my journey.

Lyme Disease Advocacy

Lyme disease.  I completely lost my health to a ten year battle with late stage Lyme disease. 2009-2019 had been a struggle I didn’t sign up for.  I contracted Lyme disease from a single unbeknownst tick bite in Bellingham, WA in 2009 and went undiagnosed for five years.  I researched symptoms as I watched my health continue to degrade year after year.  Being a feisty one I was able to identify Lyme disease as the culprit to my degrading health in a world where Lyme goes unspoken by doctors. Once I figured out I was living with late stage Lyme disease I took appropriate measures and received proper long-term care. Currently, I am thriving. Although, I realize that treatment for late stage neurological Lyme disease is something to always be conscious of.  I have remained off massively high dosages of antibiotics that I spent 2.5 years on, only to relapse upon getting off of.  What has worked for me is a very strict diet, treating my Mast Cell Activation Syndrome, taking specific supplementation needed for my body, and supporting my genetic defects and immune system in order to stabilize my health. Also, being aware of environmental factors such as mold, chemicals.

When you lose your health you begin to see how important it is.  Lyme disease taught me that what you put in your body is a direct relation to the state of your health. It has taught me to listen to my body and trust that I can find the answers to regain health.  Which I have! I have gained an immense amount of knowledge on my health journey

Lyme disease is a big part of my life and always will be but it does not define who I am and will not be the first thing you learn about me.  I'm far more interesting than my Lyme.

Something I Grew to Love

As I combed the internet daily searching for answers to my debilitating, undiagnosed condition I came across blogs, videos, and documentaries with horrific stories of those whom struggled with an illness called Lyme disease. I was so thankful to have come across these stories as they helped me get to my final diagnosis and ultimately, better! I began documenting my Lyme treatment with YouTube videos and a blog Brew Life with Lyme with one mission and one mission only; to help others struggling to find a diagnosis. With that blog I developed a passion for writing. The Free To Be is where I get to keep that flame burning but write about things that intrigue me in life. Now that I have it back!