If I could permanently eliminate one myth from your mind it would be this: 

less calorie-in and more calorie-out = successful weight loss

This is a strategy 9 out of 10 individuals I talk to have tried, initially with some success, but quickly finding their way back to the same weight (or more) than what they weighed before starting. There’s so many factors that need to be taken into account when losing weight, from lifestyle habits and movement, to sex hormones, cortisol and thyroid hormones. So, I want to provide you some knowledge surrounding this strategy and educate you.

Why? This myth can be so damaging.

Eating more fruit and veg is one of the most common areas for improvement I see, I call it micro-nourishment.

Most often, diets teach us to focus on how much we are eating, that "calories are king" and flexible dieting with macronutrients is queen. When we are busy it’s simpler to only look at calorie intake as we grab a quick working lunch but as a nutrition coach, I find clients usually have a lack of emphasis on what they’re consuming. I’m talking about nutrients, vitamins and minerals. They are what make the difference in weight loss.

Many clients continue with fad diets that don’t work for YEARS before coming to a health coach. So we want to break down how to recognize when holistic health coaching is for you.

We help busy women (and men), like you, to build better thoughts, make better decisions and choose better actions in their nutrition, health and fitness. We teach you the how and help you create strategies and tools for long term support in your wellness and weight loss journey.

Do you look in the mirror every morning and scrutinize your body? Are you growing impatient at your (seeming) lack of results? You’re not alone, girl. I work with women through to re-think their progress and improve their process to change. A big part of what can be keeping you here is your mindset but we also coach you on diet, nutrition, health and fitness to help find measures beyond the mirror. Trust me, you’ll look at your reflection in a few weeks time and LOVE what you see and feel.

I know you just want to be there already.

An issue we all face on our weight loss journeys is impatience. It screws with our consistency and our motivation, ultimately elongating actually getting to the end goal. It’s one of the key foundations we work on as holistic health coaches; consistency with diet, fitness, healthy habits and solution oriented thought patterns. It’s tempting to skip steps and choose the fast track, yet it shouldn’t go without question, after all there’s a reason those who choose to do juice cleanses, restrict foods, and two a day workouts are recurring clients of other diet plans too.

Before getting pregnant I witnessed many women on their own journey. I soaked in the experience they had which often included discomfort in their body during pregnancy, unexplained excess weight gain throughout and trouble losing the weight and feeling like themselves again postpartum.

Being a functional health coach I’ve learned, seen and witnessed this fact: The foundation that we build is going to determine what happens next.

In April of 2023 I gave birth to my son after years of researching, taking courses, talking with midwives, doulas and of course using the knowledge from over two decades of working with women as a functional health coach.

A lot of our focus for staying healthy is directed at food, dieting and exercise. These are crucial but not a magic cure, we also need to build wellbeing and health foundations in other areas such as toxins and stress management. We need to make time for our minds and bodies in our busy lives and I want to help. I have an extensive list that I dip into on top of daily routines, this week I’ll introduce my detoxification methods for you and your family.

​8 out of every 10 inquiries we receive states something about a need for help with accountability, so if you too feel this need, you aren't alone. There are always things standing in the way, whether that be work, kids, social events, family or any busy life commitments! Sometimes we need external accountability, and I can help with that. But really, the secret you need to uncover is how to build self accountability to help achieve the health and fitness goals you’re setting for yourself this new year. Read on and discover my methods for successful self accountability.

Goals are a part of life. Health goals, weight loss goals, nutrition goals and fitness goals - they are a part of life and there are some critical components of these goals that will determine if we achieve them or not. Learning how to set appropriate goals, reverse engineering them and taking the appropriate step by step with intentional effort is a huge part of 1:1 health coaching. In this blog post I break down a couple of simple methods you can slot into your busy lives.

Trust in your body should be innate, but after talking with so many women hearing them blame their body for how they are feeling, I know it is not innate.

Have you set yourself rules like “no pasta or peanut butter” or “workout EVERY day”? These are not sustainable and will actually be hindering your efforts to lose weight. Your body will not trust you and you will not trust yourself.

Through making mistakes myself in a 15+ year pursuit for health, I have developed methods for gaining trust in my body that I now share with other busy women through coaching.

Not eating enough can lead to a TON of health problems: disrupted sleep, hair loss and hormone imbalance to name a few. I know that often what we eat, when and how much, gets put second behind our demanding job, busy mom-life and social commitments. But by not paying attention to our eating habits, such health problems can affect other aspects of our lives. Let me break down the importance of eating the right amount.

I can't tell you how many times a week I hear someone say "I wish there were more hours in a day." I used to think that same thought myself, until I got better at creating my days in a way that felt like enough to me, find out how!