Stephanie is a certified CrossFit coach, yoga teacher, personal trainer, and Life Coach specializing in Inner Child Healing & Reparenting for Midlife Women. A former competitive gymnast and dancer who started weightlifting when she was 15. Stephanie discovered CrossFit in 2006, began coaching CrossFit in 2007, and opened RVC in October of 2010. For Stephanie, CrossFit isn’t just about looking and feeling fit, but about how CrossFit enhances the other things she loves to do in life. CrossFit has made her a faster runner with improved recovery times. She notes a stronger, more solid yoga and meditation practice. But in particular, CrossFit helped to forge a mental resilience in Stephanie that she credits for supporting her through healing childhood trauma, founding & operating her coaching business, the births of her sons, losing her twin sister to cancer, and the trials & tribulations of simply being human. Stephanie has a phenomenal eye for movement. She excels in effectively coaching to all learning styles, (visual, physical, auditory, etc.) ensuring that every athlete leaves her class better than when they arrived. The most important part of coaching for Stephanie is helping her athletes, especially female athletes, get past mental limitations to their physical excellence. Her blend of experience, expertise, and sincere love (sometimes tough love) for the transformative power of CrossFit training makes Stephanie’s classes extremely popular with athletes of all levels. When she’s not training or coaching classes at RVC, Stephanie is working with life coaching clients from all over the world, training in various healing modalities, reading, doing yoga, spending time with her sons.