Hi, I'm Olivia.

I am a sister, family caregiver, guardian, and wellness professional. My sister Tyler has Rett syndrome; caring for her has shaped my life, my work, and many of my life's decisions. She has been my greatest motivation, but that does not mean the journey has always been easy. From the outside, our life may appear calm or well-managed, but that ease is the result of years of commitment, adjustment, sacrifice, and dedication from our entire family; hence our tagline "Care for The Core."

I understand what it is to love someone deeply yet struggle to find balance within your own life. There are still days when showing up for myself feels difficult because showing up for others is all I've always known. My life is not perfect, and maintaining my well-being continues to require intention and effort. Over time, I've learned I cannot control every part of the bigger picture, but I can make small choices to help me feel steadier, present, and connected back to myself.

That realization changed something within me. The smallest shifts didn't remove my responsibilities, but they helped me feel better in my mind, body, and soul. I knew that if I was experiencing this, other families, caregivers, siblings, and guardians had to be feeling it too.

Alongside my lived experience, I completed Lifestyle and Wellness Coaching and Health and Wellness: Designing a Sustainable Nutrition Plan through Harvard Medical School Executive Education. I now bring my personal experience and professional studies together to offer realistic wellness support for families navigating disability, chronic illness, and complex care. This work is not about perfection. It is about helping people create more balance, stability, and breathing room within the lives they are already living and meeting you where you are.

LIGHTEN THE LOAD

MY MISSION

My mission is to support families who are carrying more than most people can see, because I understand that struggle personally.

This is not about creating a perfect routine or adding more expectations to an already complicated life. It is about helping families feel a little more balanced, supported, and steady within the reality they are living.

Sometimes wellness is not a complete transformation. Sometimes it is five quiet minutes, one less decision to make, a little less pressure, or a brief moment when you feel like yourself again.

I hope to make your daily life feel lighter, more manageable, one realistic step at a time.

WHY I CREATED THE COLLECTIVE WELLNEST?

My understanding of care began at home.

As the sister and guardian of a loved one with complex needs, I know what it feels like to love someone deeply while also trying to maintain your own identity, responsibilities, relationships, and wellbeing.

For a long time, I searched for a space where I felt safe, understood, and supported, not only as a caregiver, but as a whole person. While therapists and care professionals offered valuable support for my sister, I often found myself without practical guidance for everything that happened between then.

Because the truth is, most of the hardest work happens at home.

It happens in the routines, the difficult days, the constant adjustments, and the moments when a family must figure out how to keep going together. Professional services can be incredibly important, but home is where families spend most of their time and where support must be realistic enough to work.

When I could not find the kind of guidance I needed, I began creating it for myself.

The Collective Wellnest grew from the belief that if I was feeling overwhelmed, unseen, and unsure of where to turn, another caregiver, sibling, parent, or guardian was likely feeling the same way.I created this space in hopes of making my own life feel more supported and, in turn, making someone else’s life a little easier, lighter, and less burdened.