Want To Achieve Wellness? Health Coaches Are Your Key

When I tell people that I’m studying to become a health coach, I often get a baffled look followed by the question, “what does that mean?” So, let me take a moment and explain.

The Institute of Integrative Nutrition (IIN),where I am a student and also the largest online health school defines health coach as, “a wellness authority and supportive mentor who motivates individuals to cultivate positive health choices. Health coaches educate and support clients to achieve their health goals through lifestyle and behavior adjustments.”  In other words, a health coach is a personal guide, an advocate if you will, helping you to achieve your individual health goals.

Since everyone is different, there isn’t one diet, one plan, or one protocol that works for everyone. While good dietary nutrition helps build the foundation for wellness, it’s not the only pillar. A core principle, which I learned at IIN, is that although nutrition comprises all things that nourish the body — nutrition itself, extends far beyond food.

As a health coach, I am trained to help clients nourish themselves with the primary foods of life, including spirituality, career, physical activity and relationships. I know from my own personal experience, going through my own health journey, a health coach is a powerful (and necessary) bridge between good medicine and truly healing your body and seeing results.

This particular type of guidance and one-on-one nurturing is where many in the medical community are lacking. Without a health coach to help you navigate, it can be challenging to get better. What I realized early on, and what doctors won’t tell you, is that we have the power to prevent or reverse many chronic illnesses just by adopting healthier habits. Though most of us know what to do (or just google it) we often question, why is it so hard to make these changes? Well, to be honest, change is hard and sometimes we need support to make life altering progress and changes.  This is where I come in!

I’m passionate about supporting my clients and make it my mission to help them achieve their health goals. I’ve been there, I get it, and I am trained to be your advocate and help you to heal. Let’s get started!