I graduated from college with my BSN in 1985 (at this writing almost 40 years ago!) I love the art and science of nursing. After working in both acute and long tern care I realized “This is NOT where I want to end up!”
At one point I caught myself planning for infirmity in old age, I am so glad I did because I do not want to fulfill that prophecy! So I started thinking more about how we can STAY strong, active, vibrant well into our senior years. I have always loved exercise so I became a fitness instructor at my local YMCA, and I also found work in community health and workplace wellness.
Because I wanted to better serve people in those areas, I got my coaching certification from Wellcoaches. This was really instrumental in changing my approach to one of empowering people to chart their own best course for their health and wellbeing, given good information.
While working in “wellness” I discovered Wellness Forum Health, and was introduced to the idea of Informed Healthcare Making. I realized the importance of questioning those things that “everybody knows” are “right” in healthcare, and learning how to evaluate health claims and information. I also learned the amazing power of a plant strong diet. I learned that we need to learn to trust ourselves and not outsource our decision-making when it comes to our health.
Many of the people coming to me for coaching were coming to me for weight loss help. I observed the futility and frustration of dieting. I am still learning, but have found that my clients achieve the peace, self-acceptance, self-trust that they are looking for with weight neutral health and mindset coaching. They then can leverage that to make impactful decisions that benefit their energy, their health and their well-being.
When I work with clients, individually or in groups, I combine what I have learned about health, disease, the body and healthcare with the power of mindset; using coaching tools and techniques I help them create the mindset, structures and environment for meaningful and
sustained change.
